only five and a half more weeks left...

So, I'm back in the sunny (but yet slightly chilly as of late) state of Florida, and have been since 12:09 this afternoon. I don't have my pictures from the break on my computer yet, so pictures of all my fun adventures won't be included in this posting, but hopefully in the next. Overall, spring break was fun, a little bit nippy, but yet enjoyable. For some reason, despite the fact that it is 8 p.m., noone is back in my unit yet. Although it is understandable to stay away from school for as long as possible before facing the inevitable and subjecting yourself to another 5 1/2 weeks of papers, tests, projects and presentations, and of course, then final exams. I've been enjoying the silence in my unit that is not going to occur again this year. So, I am going to have to post more soon, but I am completely exhausted and am ready to go to bed (this is a result of being up since 4:30 this morning because of a blasted 6:20 flight). Amazingly, we got to the gate this morning just as boarding began (this is a result of Derek and me being "randomly selected" to be searched, which the highlight of this was being able to sit down while they searched our bags while everyone else had to stand). We boarded, left 10 minutes late (making it around 6:30 a.m.) and although we were supposed to arrive around 8:30 in Atlanta, we somehow arrived 35 minutes early putting us in Atlanta at 7:55 a.m. This flight however, was probably the best one I've ever had, and they served me these little cracker/cookie things that I've never had before. I liked them and had ate both of mine before Derek even started on his. I tried to convince him to give me his because he wouldn't like them, but he refused and ate both of his without sharing. They also gave Derek a whole can of pop for his beverage instead of just that little cup that they normally give. Airlines must be getting generous these days. Then, we sat in Atlanta for 2 hours, and the flight that was supposed to leave at 10:38 ended up taking off the runway at about 11:25 due to late boarding and then being the "10th plane in line to take off, causing us about a 20-25 minute delay" in piloting terms. We were supposed to arrive in Tampa at 12:09 p.m. (who really comes up with these numbers, anyways??) and amazingly, at 12:09 p.m. our plane touched down on the runway after spending half the flight flying over the ocean, although Derek and I were not sure why. I spent my time in the air looking for whales in the ocean, but to no avail. So, on my flight up to Michigan, I discovered that they sometimes give you little goldfish crackers in a cute little bag that says "save the whales" and alas, they were whale goldfish crackers. But, I really enjoyed this snack and was hoping they would have it again, and as I boarded the plane to Tampa this afternoon, I saw a woman holding a bag of goldfish crackers, and I got so excited, but was so very disappointed when they gave me those cracker/cookie things again. Anyways, when the plane landed in Tampa, they pulled stairs up to the back of the plane and let us unload from both directions (front and back of the plane), so Derek and me being only 3 rows from the back, got out of the back of the plane, right onto the runways. This was a new experience to me. Did I mention how the plane suddenly dropped right after ascending into the air? Derek liked to make fun of me for a while for the look that I apparently had on my face after the plane dropped a little bit. Scared me half to death. Anyways, I really truly am tired and so I will post sometime this week. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a great Monday!