Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
Master Bedroom!
So we are back on the fix up the house bandwagon! Next up on our list...the MASTER BEDROOM! How we didn't do this room first I'll never know!
So for this room I decided to try something new, a mood board! Or as Chris calls it a mood ring!
I have to say that I am really liking how it I can see kind of how all my ideas are coming together!
This is how far we have gotten...
Friday, October 31, 2014
Vacay Day 3 - Balloon Glow
Sunday we attempted to go to another Mass Ascension. We got
up and 3:45 AM, met our school bus shuttle, got to the field and….waited…..and
waited….and waited….turns out the upper winds were too strong for the balloons
to blow up and take off. Luckily I had an awesome green chili breakfast burrito
and multiple hot chocolate so I wasn’t too disappointed. J After another nap at
the hotel we decided to try the Evening Session hoping that the weather would
improve so we could attend the Balloon Glow. We stopped for an early dinner at Two Fools
Tavern, where Chris had the best fish and chips of his life! Then we caught out
shuttle to Balloon Fiesta Park where luck was on our side because the weather
was perfect!
Balloon Glow – “the events now known as balloon glows were
invented in Albuquerque in 1979, when local pilots inflated balloons on
Christmas Eve night as a thank you to local residents. The sight of balloons
lit from within at night like giant holiday ornaments is breathtaking, and glow
events are now held all over the world. Balloon Fiesta launched its Balloon
Glow the world's biggest in 1987. Fiesta Glow all burns when all the balloons
fire their burners and light up at the same time are perhaps the most
spectacular single moment in all of Balloon Fiesta. The Balloon Glows followed
by New Mexico's most spectacular fireworks displays - are now among Balloon
Fiesta's most popular events.”
And that caps off our vacation. The Balloon Fiesta really is
a once in a lifetime experience. Three tips if I was attending the fiesta
again:
Bring camping chairs
into the park. This allowed us to sit wherever we wanted and there is some
waiting, especially if the weather causes problems.
It is super cold in the mornings so come prepared. We had
gloves, hats, a blanket and Hot Chocolate.
Be Flexible. Hot Air Balloons are very temperamental. The slightest
wind and they might cancel the whole session. We were lucky to see everything we wanted to,
but I would plan multiple days to make sure the weather doesn’t run your plans!
Vacations are the
BEST! I’m so glad I was able to share it with Chris!
Vacay Day 2 - Mass Ascension
The rest of our vacation was spent at the 2014 Spirit of the
Winds Albuquerque International Balloon Festa. This should be on everyone’s
bucket list. It was so incredible.
Saturday we attended the Morning Session which consisted of:
5:45 AM – Dawn Patrol Show
6:30 AM – Opening Ceremonies
6:45 AM – Mass Ascension
7:00 AM - AIBF Chainsaw Carving Invitational
We were up at 3:45 to catch our school bus to the Balloon
Fiesta Park but it was so worth it! WE were going to attend the Evening
session, but after we got back to our hotel and woke up from our nap (!) we
didn’t feel like going. I personally
felt like I had been hit by a truck. So we decided to just chillin the hot Tub
and go out to dinner at Pappadeaux! This turned out to be a great decision,
because the weather was too crazy for the balloons to blow up that evening.
Dawn Patrol - “The Dawn Patrol began at Balloon Fiesta in
1978, when two California balloonists developed position lighting systems that
allowed them to fly at night. Dawn Patrol pilots take off in the dark and fly
until it is light enough to see landing sites. Fellow balloonists appreciate
the Dawn Patrol because they can watch the balloons and get an early idea of
wind speeds and directions at different altitudes. On mass ascension days,
about a dozen Dawn Patrol balloons perform the Dawn Patrol Show, a choreographed
inflation and launch set to music that has been part of the Balloon Fiesta
since 1996.”
4am is EARLY! |
Ride on the Magic School Bus! |
Mass Ascension – “Mass Ascensions, a launch of all the
participating balloons have been a feature of Balloon Fiesta since its earliest
days and is the most spectacular display of sound and color in all of aviation.
During mass ascensions, balloons launch in two waves. Launch directors, also
known as zebras because of their black-and-white-striped outfits, serve as
traffic cops, coordinating the launch so balloons leave the field in a safe and
coordinated manner. Weather permitting, balloons begin to launch at about 7:00
AM on mass ascension days, led by a balloon flying the American flag to the
strains of The Star Spangled Banner.”
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