Update from the Smiths!!

I am starting this blog so we can keep up with our family and friends. I will be posting updates and pictures, so check back often!

Well, Brandon has been home from Colombia for a few weeks now. Things have been so amazing with him home. I picked him up from the airport on Friday, March 16th . His flight was delayed an hour, but my friend Ivanska and her mom went with me. We had a banner that said "Welcome Home SGT Smith" and I had a tshirt that said welcome home. It was so much fun. I was so excited to see him!! I took him to our new house (he drove), and he loves it!! He loves our neighborhood and everything. I was so excited. His best friend Jordan and Ashley drove down and surprised him. He was so happy to see them too.

Saturday (the 17th) was a pretty good day. Brandon had a finder binder in the truck, but everything is ok. I threw Brandon a welcome home/St Patrick's Day party. We spent the day getting everything ready. It was such a blast!!! 41 people came. Ivanska got us a dart board, and it totally rocked the party. Our living room turned into a dance floor too. Everyone seemed to have fun. The party ended around 3am. We had a blast! I was so glad that Brandon got to meet a lot of my coworkers and other friends. Jordan and Ash were here too, which just made it perfect for him......

Anyway, my transmission went out in my car a few weeks back, so I haven't been able to drive it. Well, we went and traded it in! I got a new car!!! 2006 Nissan Altima. I love it!!

We went to Disney World last week for spring break. It was my spring break at work, so Brandon took a week of leave. We left on Saturday morning and went straight to Orlando. That night we went to Universal Studios. We only stayed for about 5 hours. It was fun though. We got to ride pretty much all the rides there that we wanted to. Sunday was our first day at disney world. (fyi Disney World has 4 different parks.. Magic Kingdom, Epcot, MGM, and Animal Kingdom.) We went to the Magic Kingdom first. We got there at opening (8 am) so we got to ride pretty much all the rides!! It wasn't too busy then. Around 2 we went to Epcot and hung out there. We went back to Magic Kingdom for a while, but ended up leaving before 9. There is a big parade that starts at 9 and then the fireworks start at 10, but we missed them this time. My feet were killing me.

On Monday we went straight to Epcot at opening. We rode the important rides there then headed to MGM. After MGM we went back to the Magic Kingdom and hung around for the parade and fireworks. It was soo awesome!!

On Tuesday both of our feet were killing us, so we decided to do the water park. We went to Wet N Wild. It was soo awesome! I haven't been to a water park in years and years. We stayed for a few hours, then headed out when it got too busy. We were pretty much lazy for the rest of the day. It was nice!

Wednesday we started Animal Kingdom. It didn't take us long to do all the things in that park. It was fun, but not our favorite. Rode all the rides there then went to Magic Kingdom. Stayed there for a few hours then went to Epcot and walked through all of the countries there. After Epcot we went back to Magic Kingdom for the parade. It was pretty crowded. Since it was our honeymoon we bought a veil and tophat for us to wear. I also got my face painted. It was sooo much fun being all dressed up. I felt like a little kid!! This was our best day!

Thursday we checked out of the hotel and headed to West Palm Beach. There was a band playing there that Brandon wanted to see (River City High). We got a REALLLLY nice room at a Marriott and went downtown. The club really sucked that the band was singing at, so we hung out at a pub till they started playing. It was a lot of fun though.

The next morning we checked out and drove home. It was a really great week! Disney was such an awesome experience. I am so glad Brandon is home, and we finally got to take our honeymoon. We have been saving up for it. Brandon is leaving Tuesday for 2 weeks. I don't think I am going to get to talk to him those 2 weeks. He is going for some training. I am dreading it, but oh well. 2 weeks isn't bad at all! We aren't sure when his next deployment will be, but we will let everyone know!

I hope you all are wonderful!!