Missouri: Day 3

Good grief!! I can't believe it's taken me over a month to post this. I'm a slacker, I know...

On day 3 (aka Halloween) it was time to go home. Our flight didn't leave until later in the evening, so we had planned a lesurely day of driving, a visit to the St. Louis Temple, and a visit to the world famous St. Louis Arch. So we got up, slowly got ready, checked out of the hotel, and then we decided to make one last Wal-Mart trip before we started our drive. (My mom needed something to mail the sparklers home in!) While my mom ran into Wal-Mart, the rest of us drove around the parking lot waiting for her. Then my phone rang... I expected that Colin would call me randomly throughout his trip to Fort Bliss (Texas), since he had his phone now and would probably be bored on the bus, but I NEVER expected the following conversation:

Phone ring...

Amy: Hi husband!

Colin: Hi wife! Guess what??!!

Amy: What?

Colin: We're not taking a bus all the way to Fort Bliss. We're taking a bus to the airport and then we're flying to Fort Bliss.

Amy: Awesome! Maybe we can hang out at the airport. What time does your flight leave?

Colin: 7:10. What time is yours?

Amy: 7:10! And we're flying to Dallas/Fort Worth!! Where are you going??

Colin: Dallas/Fort Worth!! What's your flight number??

Amy: I don't know! My mom has the tickets and she's inside Wal-Mart!!! Hold on!! (me sitting in the car freaking out, waiting for my mom to come out)

Amy: Ok I know the flight number. What's yours?

Colin: You tell me first!

Amy: No, I don't want to! What if they're different??

Colin: Oh, just tell me!

Amy: Ok! It's flight number (insert number here, I don't remember :)

Colin: MINE TOO!!!

Amy: WE'RE ON THE SAME FLIGHT!!!??? YAAAAAAAAY!!!

Colin: That's so awesome! I'll make sure I can switch with someone so we can sit by each other!!

So I had thought that the night before was the last time I'd see my hubby for a while...but nope! I got to sit next to him on the plane!!!! What are the odds right??!!

So we continued on with our day as planned...since he wouldn't be at the airport for a while anyways...and I took the following fabulous fall pictures:

A tree...

and some leaves...

and a stump...

and my parents...

and a red tree...

Our next stop was the St. Louis Temple. (A quick shout out to Mandy Kolbaba and her quick texting skills! We were lost and she text me the Temple's phone number so we could call them. Good job!) The St. Louis Temple is BEAUTIFUL!! It would have been a perfect wedding picture taking day!

This is a random fancy pants house that I took a picture of out the car window when we were lost in Fancy Pantsville :) The house is not crooked...my camera was :)

Isn't the Temple pretty!! All those red trees!!

The fountain out front

They really should have had professionals there that day taking post card pictures or something!

Our next stop was the St. Louis Arch. We didn't have time to go up in the top, but mark my words, someday, I will journey to the top of the arch!!!

I was the first one to spot the arch! Good job me! It looks ity bitty from the freeway.

Not so itty bitty up close!! This picture was actually taken from across the street at the park. That's the only way I could fit the entire think in!! :)

I took this picture from underneath. It's very very tall! And I touched it! It's made of metal and really cold!

And here is the squirrel I promised :) The Arch is in a big park with lots of grass and trees. Perfect for a cute little squirrel. And he was eating real live acorns! I'd never seen one before! :) An acorn that is...I've seen squirrels before :)

I have deemed this next picture "Most worthy of a desktop background" Feel free to use it as such :) I bet it looks pretty all covered in snow too :)

After the arch, we were off to the rental car place to take back the car. Then we took the oh so exciting little bus ride to the airport. Then we met Colin and his fellow Army travelers and waited for our plane to board. We had some dinner at the airport Chili's. Yum! (see picture at tippy top of page...that was taken at the Chili's). Once we boarded the plane, this very nice Army girl switched so I could sit next to Colin :) We so lucked out!! Again, what are the odds?? It was the best surprise EVER!!! But then we had to part ways in Dallas... So now Colin is doing his AIT training...but since it took me over a month to post this...he should be home soon!! HOORAY!! Hopefully I'll have a hubby again in the next week or so!! Just in time for Christmas :)