Cincinnati…and Beyond

Well, we said we’d blog in Cincinnati, but, alas, when we got to the airport, the plane was about to board – so here’s the next blog – from Houston!

We arrived in Loveland, Ohio, at Mom’s (Sharon’s) house, around 7:30 and immediately headed for LaRosa’s, one of our favorite pizza places in the Cincinnati area. They had BBQ chicken pizza with BBQ from the Montgomery Inn, a local BBQ hotspot – it was toooo good! Here’s a picture from our LaRosa’s outing…

After Larosa’s we attempted to visit the local ice cream shop, but they were closed for the night – at 9:30 – can you believe it? So we headed home and got ready to take a short nap – we slept from around 11:00pm to around 2:00am…We could’ve slept longer, but couldn’t stand to miss a visit to a favorite tradition on vacations before we boarded the plane – Waffle House! The people weren’t too friendly, but would it really be Waffle House if they were friendly? The hashbrowns and pecan waffle were fabulous! I think Mom (Sharon) thought we were a little crazy for going at 3:30am, but I think she really enjoyed the adventure! Next it was off to the airport, where Mom (Sharon) saw us off and drove our car back to her house for safekeeping – thanks again, Mom!

Our bags, luckily, were underweight – the scale at home was almost exactly right! We headed for security, and I got a chance to take a trip through the puffer – I was a little worried when it took forever for the green light to come on – did I catch some explosive residue at the Waffle House, or what??? ;) When we got to the gate, as I said, they were about to board the plane, so we got a picture of our plane and prepared to board. We slept quite a bit on the plane and really enjoyed our on time departure, muffins for FREE, and our smooth landing with an early arrival – GO CONTINENTAL!! We were a little worried when we saw the pilots, who looked younger than we are, but we really couldn’t complain after the great trip from Cincinnati to Houston!

So now we’re hanging out in the airport for our 4-hour layover before we fly to sunny Hawaii! Jarrett has already enjoyed an Auntie Anne’s pretzel (and I helped a little), and now we’re people-watching on the concourse. Jarrett is attempting to get a picture of a guy with a platinum blond mullet…if you see it attached below you’ll know he got it! ;) Our next entry will probably be this afternoon – or night for all of you reading this – after we arrive at our hotel. Don't forget to check the pictures link posted on the blog - we've posted more pictures there! Until this afternoon, Aloha!!