Florida bound

Hey everybody.  Dan's at a Microsoft conference for work.  I also work in computing but I don't get sent to these kind of cool conferences.  Ah well, I will have to spend my days as a tag-along in Orlando languishing by the pool reading novels instead of listening to nerds talk.  Tough life.

We came down to Florida the weekend before the conference (just me and Dan... no kids, they are with their father this month).  Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure!



Dan loves to have pictures taken in which he is eating something in a strange manner.  In this case he is eating what he calls "potato crack" (McDonalds fries) and we are each enjoying a most healthy cold drink as we wait by our airport gate.



I love window seats.  In this case, while we were sitting on the tarmac for 45 minutes waiting to take off, I could keep watch out the window, cursing all the planes that went ahead of us and laughing at those that we passed by.

There was an enormous rainbow arcing over the airport as we first pulled away from our gate.  I don't know that I have ever seen one so wide.  I wish I had been able to get a picture.



I did get this beautiful sight later, though.  We were flying south and I was on the east side of the plane.  The sun as it set, reflected off the plane's engine, was pretty cool.



I know I haven't gotten so far in my wedding recap to tell the story of how our midsize Chevy Malibu-type rental got mysteriously turned into a BMW X5 SUV.  But strangely enough, this switcheroo happened again this weekend when our reserved economy rental SOMEHOW became a convertible sports car.  You can see a suspicious grin on Dan's face.



Grinning here too as, top down, we speed away from the airport.  Careful you don't catch flies, Dan!



All right, so MAYBE I was enjoying myself...



It's 11:30 pm, and we just pulled up, in our sparkly blue convertible Mustang, to a Dunkin Donuts, in Cocoa Beach, Florida.  Really could this evening be any better??

Next up, more pictures from our time in Cocoa Beach.  I will get back to the wedding soon, I promise!

Warmth

It was going to be a very cold weekend here, until a friend took the boiler apart and cleaned it, and apparently fixed it. 24 hours later it's still working properly. Looks like I will get to call BGE Home and cancel the repair appointment for Tuesday! It's nice to be warm.

We went to a car show in the city this afternoon. I sat in a bunch of minivans but wasn't absolutely wowed by any one. I think I liked the Honda Odyssey best, but honestly any one would do. Beggars can't be choosers.



Be afraid. Be very afraid. You could see this sight on the road five years or so from now.



You probably won't see my girls in a Miata though, unless some long-lost rich relative leaves me an inheritance.



Holly in some kind of Mazda.



Thea liked this Genesis coupe. It was pretty cute.



I always wanted a Corvette. This was my first time sitting in one and I have to say it felt awesome. Not sure it was $70,000 awesome. Where is that long-lost rich relative again?