Sunday, December 7, 2014

Other fun things we did in Virginia

Even though our trip was short, we tried to fit in as much as we could!

We always make a stop at Cafe Rio

Coop turned 27 weeks and Nana Starliper loved talking to him and feeling him kick

The Starliper men went to a Caps game and looked so cute in their matching jerseys

Thanksgiving 2014

   It was so nice being with family on Thanksgiving! Matt and I wanted to help with something so we decided we would make the rolls since I have a great recipe. We actually made them the night before so we just had to pop them in the oven on the big day. Everyone was impressed with them,so we were happy that they worked out so well! All the food was delicious and it was fun trying out some of the Starliper traditional food. It was a great day reflecting on the things that we are thankful for! We are most grateful that Cooper was able to be in my belly this year and enjoy all the yummy food!


                     

 

My plate (loved having grandma's mac and cheese)


 
Pecan Pie is probably my favorite Thanksgiving food!

Getting to Virginia

This year Matt and I got to travel for Thanksgiving. This was Matt's first Thanksgiving home in 8 years! It was a quick trip we left early on Wednesday morning and came back on Saturday night. We left our apartment at 3:30 in the morning to make sure we had enough time to get to the airport. There wasn't anyone on the roads so we thought it wasn't gonna be crazy at the airport,but we were so wrong!  The security line was the longest we had ever seen it before. There were a ton of news stations there and Matt and I got interviewed by one. Right before it happened I turned to Matt and said I hope they don't interview us,because I hadn't put any makeup on! Thankfully they just used our comments and not the actual video of us.


Once we made it though the line and onto the plane we thought all the craziness was behind us. This was definitely not the case! Matt and I were sitting in the last row of the plane when all of the sudden we hear squealing and this lady quickly walking toward us with what looked like a brown duffle bag that was overstuffed. It turned out to be a huge 40-50 pound pot bellied pig! According to the pig's owner it's medicine was making him sick aka loose bowels! The reason she was running down the aisle was he was going the bathroom everywhere! Her seat was right next to mine and the pig was huge so I was thinking the this pig is sitting next to me on this flight, and I'm pregnant so I really hope I don't get sick. It was the most bizarre situation. She tried to keep the pig at the seat but he wasn't obeying and she had to clean up the mess and she was crying. Finally the airline asked her to leave since the pig wasn't following the rules. Thankfully the flight attendants were able to get rid of most of the smell and the flight was only an hour. It was a bumpy flight because we were flying through a storm,so we were so excited once we landed!


Since we got in so early Matt's parents were still at work,so we decided to go see the new Hunger games movie! I was definitely feeling the lack of sleep during the movie so I was glad the movie was so  action packed so I could stay awake. After the movie we went home and waited for Matt's mom and went to lunch at Panda Express,which we hadn't had in over a year since Mass is lacking in food chains. We spent the rest of the day just chatting up and being together with family.