Huntsville Al Days Inn & Suites

... peruvian dinner for us. Mom, Cindy and fam came over and ate with us. We were able to show them pictures and give everyone hugs! <br><br>Now it's reflection time! It will take a few days to process all that has happened. Peru is an amazing place and will forever hold a special place in our hearts. To see Jeff there and be able to understand this other side to him I've never been able to experience was priceless for me. Now ...

... br><br>The venue itself was pretty nice, and we had a really fun crew. They were so efficient and good that we had our fastest load out to date. <br><br>Decatur, AL claims to be a "Grand City on a Charming Scale"... now, I don't really buy that, but I will say, I found it's alternative title "Home of Meow Mix" to be the most exciting aspect of the city. We passed the giant Meow Mix factory on the way out of town. Sadly, it left it's jingle of singing cats in my head for about 5 min.<br>

... stadium tomorrow morning. Who rocks the party that rocks the party..we do.. LOL.. No they are really giving us the fancy schmancy treatment. I'm attaching some pics of the last day.. I'm yelling at Courtney and Ashlynn to go brush their teeth..dang stink mouths..LOL.. Everyone is in their rooms and it's lights out at 10pm. We will be at the fields at 8am. Talk to everyone tomorrow. I hope we have good news..Wish us luck.

So yes...we have arrived. Let's recap what it took to get here. We take off from QT no issues there. Then the girls realize we have walkie talkies. Like the previous blog says..they never got bored. I heard more lines from movies like Joy Ride (Candy Cane), 16 Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, and any Will Ferrell movie you can possible think of. I think at one time someone was jacked up ...

... camp, got our sheets and went and made our bunks in the habitat, and went out to the truck to get our gear. After doing that we put on our flight suits and prepared for the next 3 days of astronaut training. The first thing that occurred with the start of Space Camp was orientation, after that we went and got our team picture taken and then we went to see "Fly Me to the Moon" in 3D. The kids really liked the movie and I think the adults ...

... PARK; I <br>GRABBED THE MUG BEFORE WE LEFT. I HAVE WAITED TWO YEARS <br>FOR THIS VERY MOMENT. WATCHING HER DRINK ROOT BEER OUT OF <br>HER LITTLE MUG. OF COURSE, IT BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF <br>WATCHING AND HELPING HER DAD DRINK ROOT BEER. BACK THEN<br>YOU COULD BUY LITTLE CHILDREN ROOT BEER IN ONE OF THESE <br>LITTLE FROSTED MUGS. WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME. WE HAD THIS<br>DAY. THANK YOU, FATHER!!

... DURING THE DAY TIME HOURS. IT WAS SUCH <br>A BEAUTIFUL DAY. THE WEATHER WAS <br>PERFECT...IT WAS WARM AND YET THERE <br>WAS SHADE EVERYWHERE. WE WENT TO <br>THE OUT DOOR THEATER. WE LOOKED AT <br>THE NEW LODGE. PICNIC TABLES WERE <br>CLEAN. THE WHOLE AREA WAS VERY WELL <br>KEPT. THE TRASH WAS , EVEN, COVERED. <br>WE WENT TO THE SONIC BEFORE GOING TO <br>MONTE SANO STATE PARK ...

... THE WAY THE WHOLE POWWOW WAS SET UP IT WAS LIKE YOU COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN INDIAN VILLAGE ALONG THE WATER...OH THE SOUNDS ...EVERYONE INTERACTING WITH ONE ANOTHER. THE SMELLS; THE CRAFTS; THE CLOTHES; THE DANCES; THE MUSIC ALL FROM ANOTHER TIME. THE WEATHER WAS PRETTY COOL SO ALL WAS WONDERFUL. THAT IS UNLESS YOU DIDN'T BRING A WARM JACKET. THE LAND WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. I AM SO GLAD WE WENT! GOING BACK! LORD WILLING...<br>

... like the area(lots of woods and mountains, and a river that runs right through town; nothing like NYC), and the job sounds interesting. Granted, I know nothing about the pulp and paper industry at this point except that I'm grateful I can wipe my ass with paper and not my hand or leaves; but I can learn anything if I put my mind to it. There was one other candidate who had gotten to final round but apparently, he didn't work out. So I got the job... See next entry.