Plane Etiquette

I have decided, and I am guessing that many people who fly often have done this, to write a little blurb on the blog about plane etiquette. It is something that people who don't fly often should know and people who do fly often should make a part of their everyday flight. I cannot express to you how annoyed I get when people do not follow these simple rules to flying. If you are like me at all and you have this annoyance to people slightly touching you, plane etiquette is crucial to an enjoyable flight experience. I mean, is it not enough that take off and landing scare the living daylight out of me? Plus, how many flights have had some kind of problem this year...people, let's make flying as pleasurable as possible!
#1- If you are the unlucky person who gets the middle row, you have the right to both armrests. If you have the window or aisle seat, you are already designated one armrest where there is no fight. Why not be a kind flyer and give the worst seat in the plane two places to put their arms so that you can lean far away to your own designated place and give them some kind of comfort. Again, the whole touching thing can really get in the way if you are in the middle seat.
#2- Please put your bag above your OWN seat. Just because you see extra space as you are walking back to your seat that is the closest one to the bathroom, DO NOT put your bag in that spot. My guess is there will be space near your own seat. The most annoying thing is when your seat is near the front of the plane and the only place to put your bag is ten rows behind your seat. What this means is you have to wait for everyone to leave the plane(which takes FOREVER!) or you have to go against the grain and try and get your bag. Please tell me that you don't find this annoying!
Stay tuned for more complaints to come!

What a weekend!

What a wonderful weekend! I am sitting on my couch right now thinking about how awesome this weekend was and how tired I am from having so much fun! The Mansfields came to visit which was so amazing, especially for Izzy and Maeby as Tracy practiced her motherly skills and was constantly showing some kind of affection to the two of them.
I just love hanging out with the Mansers as we are so content sitting around and chatting about life and catching up. Even though we enjoyed the apartment air conditioning, we still made it outside a few times to enjoy the wonderful sunny weather that neither one of us had the whole week. We ventured to the dog park, I played and they watched a soccer game, strolled around rocking Rockville with the pups so that Zack and Tracy could remember surburbia and hit up Panera, and we went to eat at a sport's bar to watch our tar heels give up an amazing performance by our starting pitcher and lose 5-2 in ten. Needless to say, it was soo much fun! Thanks for hitting up the bus and taking a trip to the DC area!
We also got a treat with the Whitehills visiting. Although we didn't get to see them very much, we still had a great time. They got to experience their first Women's Professional soccer game plus their first DC United game which turned out to be a very good game. Plus the fans from United were in rare, but good form! We then met them in good ol' Bethesda for some good grub and chat time and it was some good quality time with the in-laws. Sadly, they left today, but the short but sweet trip was a whole lot of fun for Robert and I.
As I reminisce about the weekend, I am just filled with the joy that these great families bring me. I love being around them and I love that they were here to see the first shutout(finally!) of the Washington Freedom! Now it's nap time so I can recover from the weekend and so I will be ready for our next game...St. Louis. They did just take second place from us after the weekend so we need to go there and take it back!