Sprinng Break 2011

The gang

My friend shirlyn wanted to go to Utah for her brothers wedding which happened to fall over our spring break. Her husband deven is in Washington D.C. right now and she wanted to go to the wedding She asked if I wanted to take a mac flight( a free military flight on there cargo planes). I had done it before and didn't really mind it so I said sure I am always up for a trip. We really lucked out and got on one that went all the way to salt lake city Utah. When you fly the mac flight or space a or taking a hop. It is all the same thing. There are 6 different categories. Since we were traveling with out our spouse/sponsor then we were category 5. There were only 25 seats and we were a party of 7. We were very nervous and I think we both lost sleep for about 2 nights. usually the chances aren't good if there aren't alot of seats. We were thrilled when we were the only ones that when they said who is gong to salt lake city we shouted as loud as we could we are. we got a few stares. I guess salt lake city isn't a hip place to go. There were two other girls that came on the flight. So total there were9 of us on the plane. It was so cool. It was one of the greatest airplane rides. The kids laid down and slept therefore I was able to lay down and sleep. The kids could run and walk around. Me and shirlyn just talked as the kids were walking and running around. The crew was very fun with the kids. This plane was a re-fueling plane. They were re-fueling four f-15 through out the flight. The first time they re-fueled that asked if Landon wanted to go see it. He was the only one awake. So I took him to the back of the plane, went down a few steps, and laid on a single person mattress with the open air only a few feet away and a big asuare door that was open that we could see the f-15 fly up to the plane we were in get refuel up and then fly off. Really the coolest thing ever.

the F-15 flying up to the plane

almost to our plane

It only took 5 1/2 hours to get to salt lake from Hawaii. We landed at the air national guard base. It is around he airport. When we landed and as we were waiting for our families to pick us up the kids thought the snow on the ground was the coolest thing ever.

Our plane

who has snow for spring break?