On our way home from Lubbock, Burke and I had a layover in the Albuquerque airport. As we walked toward the flight observation deck to watch planes land and take off, I had all sorts of funny stories to tell Burke. Maybe it's the emotional quotient, but I have a strange attachment to the Albuquerque airport and the memories it brings back for me.
See, Albuquerque is the closest (bigger) airport to my hometown, so I've done a lot of flying out of that airport. And since most of those flights were pre-9-11, I also have a lot of stories (with lots of emotions) associated with those flights and that place.
Burke and I walked past the gate where dad and I left for Grove City College in August of my freshman year, and where I bid oh-so-tearful goodbyes to my family many times following that (did I emphasize oh-so-tearful? I was usually still crying in the St. Louis airport, which is where I usually flew through on the way back to school).
I showed Burke the gate where we waited and waited and waited for Jordi's homecoming from her year as an exchange student in Argentina. There was a whole party of us and a huge, glittery, yellow "Welcome Home," sign. Unfortunately, she missed her flight from Miami, but we didn't know it (oh the days before cell phones), so we were waiting for her for hours. And how sweet it was when she finally appeared at the door...
One year, we took our Ludwig family picture on the flight observation deck. Jordi was leaving for Argentina that very afternoon, so it was sort of a teary picture. I should find it for y'all. And we welcomed our exchange student, Ivannia, from Costa Rica at the Albuquerque airport that same day. Whew. Like I said, emotional.
Anyhow, while Burke and I were watching the planes, I snapped a couple of pictures of the flight observation deck (above)... Funny stories, funny place, funny that I love it so much.
Today I cleaned up vomit. Yep, that pretty much sums it up.
Usually February is a long month for me. The combination of gray and snow and the fact that it just isn't March yet (nor is March coming quickly enough) does me in. This February has been especially rough. For whatever reason, I had a particularly short tolerance for snow and cold this year. Pair that with an early cold spell (October), way more snow than usual, and a notable lack of our fabulous 60 degree weeks that we can usually expect (in Denver) to punctuate the frigid weather, and you have one very cold, miserable girl.
burke LOVES aji and trish!
pausing to take a picture in front of burke's absolute favorite- the walruses at the museum of nature and science... he talked all morning about showing aji, trish, and papa the walrus (lita's already seen it- probably more times than she cares to remember)
having dinner with trish's good friends liz and brooke (both came to denver to see trish, cute, huh?)
how aji and trish spent most of their time in denver (too bad I didn't get a picture of burke and trish reading together as well!)
more museum of nature and science
I had to include this one, just because I wonder how a picture could turn out so awkwardly... what's on burke's eye? and what is aji doing? I should note that trish knew that it'd be bad as we were taking it. unfortunate all around.
I mean, we won't be able to use them until, oh, August 16th or so. But aren't they adorable???
On our way home from Lubbock, Burke and I had a layover in the Albuquerque airport. As we walked toward the flight observation deck to watch planes land and take off, I had all sorts of funny stories to tell Burke. Maybe it's the emotional quotient, but I have a strange attachment to the Albuquerque airport and the memories it brings back for me.
Put together the snack time of champions (a fort + dress up clothes + cheetos and fruit snacks)! There are more pictures at Jordi's blog... :)
Part 2- New stuff. An Elmo magnet book, a Toy Story dry erase board and new felt shapes for his felt book... I made him shapes of things that he loves currently (a walrus, a hippo, a gorilla, an octopus to replace his old one that he tore all of the legs off of, even a little elmo). They were a hit.
Wait until you see the pictures of dress up and the fort... Burke was dressed in an owl vest, a cowboy hat, indian princess pants and a feather boa (there's a notable lack of boy-themed dress up clothes in Keadryn and Sayla's stash). Jordi's still editing, but the pictures are fabulous! I can't wait to show you...
Oh how it does my heart good to be here with Jord, Drew and the girls... We haven't been 'doing' all that much, actually. Little outings to Target and the awesome kids consignment store that they have here and to their family's small group, but nothing 'big' per say. It's kind of nice to just hang around, get some kojo stuff done (though that was all Day 1- there has been very little productivity since), do some baking (magnolia cupcakes topped with Jordi's amazing frosting... mmmm...), watch the cousins delight in being together, and, actually, to feel a similar delight myself.
