Charleston, South Carolina

Mark and I decided to take advantage of the long weekend during the Martin Luther King holiday so we flew to Charleston, South Carolina. We visited the Charleston museum where we saw artifacts from the American Revolution and the Civil War. We also walked the streets in downtown Charleston and saw the amazing houses by the beach dating back to the late 1700s. My favorite part was visiting the oldest preserved plantation in America which was built in 1738. It was so neat to think about all the history. We stayed in the cutest bed and breakfast place in downtown Charleston that was built in the 1800s. It was so fun! I only wish Mark had more breaks from school and of course more money so we could do this every weekend!

Drayton Plantation


House in Downtown Charleston

View of Chaleston Bay

Sugarbowl

I must have started working at the airport at the perfect time because Mark told me "that game was something that we will be telling our grandkids about. " I don't know if he should really use "we" in that statement but I am glad he loved it so much. My brother-in-law, Cory, used to work for Delta and still has flying benefits so he, my Dad, and Mark flew out to New Orleans on New Year's Eve for the game. I can honestly say that there have been few moments that I have actually seen Mark as happy as he was after that game.

Christmas Visit

We had so much fun visiting Utah for Christmas. It was great to see the snow again and drink hot chocolate when you really wanted it because it was actually cold outside. I had forgotten how beautiful snow is. Here are some of our favorite parts (in no particular order):
1. Staying with Julie and Cory and waking up to Mollie's cute voice every morning. We are still saying one of her favorite phrases, "okay spider" around our house because we still think it is so funny.
2. Playing Catch Phrase with actions on New Year's Eve because every second of that was enough to make me laugh for days
3. Christmas Outburst with "the Happy Elves", "the Eggnogs" and the "Yulelogs"
4. The Baker White Elephant party where we got those salt and pepper shakers that we are now using. Thanks Margaret!
5. The Caldwell date night which included the never-ending voting rounds for where we wanted to go for dinner, the Human Body exhibit, and the actual dinner at Biaggi's
6. Emily's wedding, reception, and wedding shower
7. Snowshoeing with Mark's brothers (from Mark)
8. Girl only movie nights (obviously not from Mark)
9. Hearing Jenny sing the Muppet's "Saying Goodbye"song to me at the airport as I was riding up the escalator
10. And of course...seeing all of our wonderful family and friends again!
Here are some pictures of our trip. I wish we had taken more of all the fun things we did.:

Chocolate Orange Yulelog I made for Christmas Eve

Christmas Day












Emily's Wedding


Snowshoeing

Caldwell Datenight