Homecoming Week and Anniversary Weekend

This has been one ridiculously busy and awesome weekend. I think most of you know by now that Rob was able to rent a helicopter from work and fly me, dressed as the Sabercat mascot, to the football field, and drop me off at halftime of the Homecoming game to crown the king and queen. Our friends, Davina and Brian, helped the drop run smoothly, and Brian was even able to film the entire landing and exit from the helicopter! (After we landed, I hopped on a golf cart that the superintendent drove over to the nominees. The king and queen were announced, and then the three of us rode around the track on the golf cart, waving to everyone. Then, I was escorted to the locker rooms, where I was really happy to take the mascot head off, which was making me really claustrophobic, hand the sweaty, smelly costume off to the usual student who wore it, and take a shower!) The video we have doesn't show any of the golf cart rides, but the beginning of it all is there. I had some trouble loading it onto the blog itself, so here is a link to You Tube with the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qRTRTi8O9E

We have another video that Rob took from a camera that attached to his headset, and it shows the approach and landing from his vantage point, inside the helicopter. It's a little longer and needs a lot more editing before it's ready to post. That's a task for the to-do list later this week. I'll keep you all updated on the progress.

And, here's a pretty awesome picture of me dressed as the Sabercat at Quantum, getting nervous and ready to fly:

Before the game, the school had a Homecoming carnival, and immediately after the game was the dance. Rob and I stayed to chaperone, which made for a really long night. It was after midnight when we got home, so we ended up sleeping in a little before heading to Sedona yesterday morning to celebrate our second wedding anniversary.

In Sedona, we had a fall picnic (pumpkin bread and apples) at the park where Rob proposed. He brought the tripod we used to take pictures of us getting engaged again, and here is a good picture from our picnic:

We went for a bike ride through some of the more residential parts of town, and that kicked my butt a good bit. My legs were already sore from dance rehearsals all week for a surprise teacher dance we performed at Friday's assembly, and then there were quite a few big hills to ride up in Sedona. After our bike ride, we checked into our hotel, showered and headed to dinner at a brewery. We sat on the outdoor patio of the restaurant and it was chilly! I had to put on my Northface fleece, which I was really excited about. We ordered a room service brownie sundae for dessert later that evening :)

In the morning, we went to church and had coffee and the last of the pumpkin bread at a coffee shop with a patio that overlooked the red rock. It was beautiful. I took a picture of my drink and the scenery :) Here it is...

I am hoping that next week will be a little calmer. I have parent teacher conferences and will be  at school late on Tuesday this week, but have Friday and next Monday off. Adam has the same fall break, so my family and grandparents are all meeting up for a long weekend at Shelly and PJ's apartment in North Carolina. I'm really looking forward to seeing my family again! (And to a second weekend in a row of fall weather!)

Okay, I have a little planning left to do for school tomorrow, and then I'm going to shoot to get to bed a little early and continue trying to get caught up on all the sleep I missed last week! Hope you enjoyed the pictures and video and that all is well with everyone :) PS, Thank you all for the cards and messages wishing us a happy anniversary. We had a great time reminiscing about our wedding day and thinking about all of you! Love, Sarah and Rob