A few updates on what we've been doing:
August-September
I went to Boston for work, for 1 week. It was fabulous; I love all the old colonial houses and the windy roads. I only wish Josh had been there with me! Upon returning to Utah I got on a flight to Florida, literally within 2 hours, for our cruise! We took the red eye, so we got to Tampa around 9 am, the day before our cruise. We went to Busch Gardens, and rode a few rides before a bad thunderstorm hit and we got soaking wet. Since we had an entire afternoon and we were already wet, we took the time to go see some of the animals in the park before going to our hotel for a nap. On returning to the hotel, I went through my suitcase that Josh packed for me (since I was in Boston). Turns out, there were no pants or shorts and it was now 10 pm!!! Luckily the Macy's across the street was having a big sale and they were open till midnight. I bought 5 pairs of shorts/capris for less than $30. I was pretty happy. On the cruise we met a few mormons from Orem! We hung out with them a lot, dinners and shows and games. We also went cave tubing, scuba diving, and swimming with dolphins.
When our cruise was over I was supposed to go to Sacramento for a week for work. Josh was meeting me out there at the end of the trip for a weekend in San Francisco. The day before Josh came out; I was asked if I could come back again next week...and the week after that. So I extended my trip and after a great Labor Day weekend in San Fran, Josh went home without me. All in all, I stayed in California till the first week of October! I came home most weekends still and then Josh came out the last weekend and we went to Lake Tahoe for a little getaway. I really enjoyed the work I did while I was out in CA and became pretty attached to some of the employees I was training. It was a great experience, but being away from home for 2 months was a bit much.
October - November
I work with Medicare, so my busiest time of the year is AEP (Annual Election period), when everyone on Medicare can change their plans. I worked nearly every day from Oct 15-Dec 7, around 10-12 hours most days. I like the overtime and the extra sales opportunity, but being that busy sure wears you out. During this time we aren't really able to do a whole lot, so we don't have much in the way of stories, except Vegas.
I had Thanksgiving Day off and my boss was kind enough to get me the Friday and Saturday after off as well. Josh and I flew to Colorado Springs on Wednesday night for thanksgiving with my mom and brother, Dylan. Then on Friday morning we flew to Denver where mom and I would continue to Vegas and Josh would go home. Mom was working the flight to Denver and to Vegas, so she was already on board doing her job, while I waited. The gate agent started boarding and so I bought a drink right next to the gate, I was barely gone for a moment and upon return, the door was closed and the agent said I could get on the plane now. There was another gentleman that came up with the same predicament. I immediately started pleading, she barely started boarding, there was no final announcement, and what was I supposed to do? I'm not going to lie, I broke down and I was crying. Freaking out. The gate agent went to take the paperwork to the flight crew and left us. Luckily a lady nearby saw the whole thing and went to talk to a different gate agent. This new gate agent went down the jet bridge to talk to the original gate agent and they finally let us on the flight. It was absolutely one of the craziest scariest experiences!! But we made it and we had a blast! We saw Jersey Boys and Blue Man Group. Jersey Boys is AMAZING!
Busy month! We had to make up for all that hard work! Josh, my mom and I went to Disneyland December 10. We flew out Friday afternoon, played Saturday, and then came home on Sunday. We had a fantastic time! It was Josh's first trip to Disneyland! We got to go on all the good rides, and if you go, check out Toy Story Mania and the World of Color show!!!
For Christmas, Josh and I flew to Wisconsin. There we met up with my mom and brothers; we stayed at my grandmas and visited as many people as possible!
January
And we're caught up again. 2012 is going to be a good year for the Petersen family, because we're going to make it a good year. We replaced our 4 Runner, switched our insurance to a company that isn't retarded. And we're both working again! It's going to be an interesting year, but we're excited to take it on!
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PHEW! what a crazy busy few months. hopefully by the end of the year joe and i can join you guys one some of these crazy adventures!
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