Back from Georgia

Ah...so I am back from Georgia to meet Rick and I am still alive. Super excited about that I am sure you all are.

I flew out on Thursday morning and had three stops on the way there. It was really sucky but I was so excited I didn't really notice. I flew from Moline to Chicago then Chicago to Charlotte and finally Charlotte to Augusta. Once I landed in Augusta, two of Rick's friends came and picked me up from the airport since Rick was at this training thing. So they were really nice and we chatted a bit and they dropped me off at my hotel where I waited for Josh (my aunts friend) to come hangout. He drove from Atlanta to come see me...3 hours...what a sweetheart.

We went to get some dinner and drove around Augusta. We tried to go bowling but it was league night and no one would let us on their team :( So we got icecream instead. It was great I got a free scoop because I told him I drove all the way from Iowa just for Baskin Robbins. Not exactly true but eh...you do what you gotta do. Went to bed and got up and went to a resturant for lunch and looked at some houses on the river. They were beautiful! Finally went back to the hotel to get ready and I wanted to puke I was so nervous.

Rick got to the hotel at about 3:30 after sneaking out of his training thing and showering. Josh met him and then left to go back home so Rick and I just talked and got to know each other a little bit and went to eat. We went to Hooters, then to his military base, and finally to this resturant for dessert. Fried cheesecake...it was delicious! Then we went back to the hotel and passed out.

Next morning, we got up and got ready to head to S. Carolina to visit his family. We picked up his friend Justin to come with us to get Rick's car and drove the almost 3 hours there. Once we arrived we went to his parents house to see if Logan wanted to go to dinner with us but he didn't want to so we went to this place called Yokosos or something. (One of those Japanese places where they cook the food in front of you.) I actually tried and liked the shrimp and some veggies! After that we visited some of his friends at their houses and ended up at a couple parties with some beer and wine. It was a lot of fun and all his friends are super nice and funny.

The last day we got up and picked up his youngest son, Ethan, and went to the harbor. We ate at California Dreaming...beautiful resturant with views of the river and great food. Then we went downtown Charleston and went through the market and bought somethings. Ended up going on a speed boat with 25 kn. winds blowing and 3ft. waves. It was a lot of fun but ended up getting drenched and very salty. Went back to his parents for dinner and Logan taught me how to play Rock Band...which is pretty fun but I stink at it. Ethan sang the songs, I did drums and Logan played the guitar. We were a great band haha. Drove back to Georgia and went to bed for about 4 hours until we got up so he could take me to the airport to leave. :(

It was a great trip and sorry for all the detail...Lauren wanted it. lol. I am very sad to have to come back but excited to see him again. He ended up getting transferred to Colorado...yipee!!! So hopefully once he gets there he will be able to get some time for leave and come to Iowa to see me and meet the family and such. I can't wait to move to Colorado...just one more reason why my life is actually going good lately!