The Great Adventure!

Amber and I went to Latrobe, PA to see her family at the end of February. Latrobe is about an hour southwest from Pittsburgh. On the flight out we left at 12:00 am. Our flight was very full. I didn't think there would be a lot of people flying at that time but oh I was surprised. We flew into JFK, and the plane that we were on had TV screens on the back of every chair. We were able to watch TV and listen to music for free. Amber was very nice and bought us MP3 players from Circuit City as they are going out of business. We loaded a lot of music on them but we didn't listen to them that much on the flight cause we had other distractions lol. When we got to JFK we boarded a little puddle jumper. It was a very empty flight. They didn't have overhead bins so they put the carry on luggage under the plane. We were able to move around the plane and lounge in a row of 2 seats that was very nice! We flew past downtown NYC and we got to see Central Park as well. The sky was a bit hazy so we didn't have the greatest view but at least I can say that I have seen it. I really want to go there one day! We got into Pittsburgh and there was a light dusting of snow on the ground. We met Amber's bro Jesse and sis-in-law Mikie and Cagen and Aiden at the luggage carousel. Then we hit the road to go to Latrobe! This entire trip is a complete surprise to Mom and Dad Ernsberger. Because of Dad's ailing health this trip became so much more important. They we shocked when we knocked on the door. They are so good to me. They have all welcomed me into their family. Amber's brother Billy told her that he was not going to be coming out because he had other obligations that were more important. She was very upset by that. We looked to the front of the apartment and Billy walked in the door! Billy brought his adorable dog, Wade along. He is such a good dog. He is very lovey. Amber is trying to talk me into getting a Cavalier. I believe it is a breed of Spaniels. It was so great for everyone to be together. So we hung out there from Friday when we flew in until Monday afternoon when we had to fly back. We went to dinner at Red Robin all together. Jesse and Mikie found this little pizza place that made the best breadsticks! There was another pizza place that we went to the first day and their pizza's were huge! The box was like almost doubled the size of my lap. We went shopping and we went sight seeing. There we so many trees there. I wish it was spring time because the trees would have been that much prettier. There was a gorgeous school there, unfortunately before we went out there was a shooting at the school and I believe one person died. We had a really fun birthday party for Laura, she turned 7. Next year she gets to be baptized! That will be so exciting for her. Because of diabetes, Dad had to have part of his left leg amputated right below the knee. He is such a great man. So positive like nothing has happened to him. Unfortunately he was not feeling well enough to go to church on Sunday. He was in bed most of the day. Amber found some Whoopie Pies which is something that she grew up with. They are chocolate cake with frosting in the middle. They were really yummy! It was so great to just hang out with the family. On the way home we flew in another puddle jumper to Cincinnati, Ohio airport and I learned at that point that the airport is in Kentucky. It's crazy! On the last leg of the trip we had a full plane again. There was a movie playing on small screens scattered throught the plane. The movie they showed was The Family that Prey's together. It was much better than I thought it would be. We had a great time on our trip. It was hard for Amber to leave but it has made her want to do more so that she can go and visit them more. That means more traveling for me too :) YAY!