Does life get any better than this?  I think not!  Best friend KA and I decided that it had been far too long since we had gone on a girls road trip, so for Labor Day we packed up the car and headed out for a fun weekend to Vermont and Boston!

KA (who currently lives in DC) arrived at my house late on Friday night.  We decided that it would be best for KA to drive up to NY, for us to stay Friday night at my house, and then head out first thing Sat. morning in order to avoid speeding hours in traffic trying to get out of the city.  When KA arrived finding a parking spot for her car was the first thing on our agenda.  There is parking available under my building, but it cost $12.66 for the night, why pay for parking when right across the street was a PREMIUM spot that was open (which never happens) which we could park for FREE!  We circled the block to get the spot, got the car parallel parked, and thought to ourselves what great luck we have!  We got the only open parking spot on the whole street.

The next morning we woke up to find that we had nothing that even resembled good luck!  Yeah, it was the only available parking spot because we weren’t allowed to park there!  As tradition would have it, KA and I always receive at least one ticket on every road trip we’ve ever been on… however this ticket came before we even started the road trip!  SO CLASSIC!  Yea, the $12.66 parking under my building was looking like a pretty sweet deal compared to the $115 ticket we received for parking in a “temporary construction zone” overnight.  Honestly!  A: We didn’t see the sign… that’s what happens when the sign is posted 25 feet above your eye line.  B:  It was a holiday… I didn’t see any construction happening… and C: What does temporary really mean?  Are we talking about 5 minutes, 1 day, 6 months… can we get some clarification!  Who thinks we can fight this with a NY judge and win?  Post your comments below.  

For some the news of a $115 ticket would ruin the start of road trip… not for KA and I.  These things are just classic and happen to us all the time!  We just complain for 5 minutes, than laugh about it for 10 minutes, and move right along!  Our first destination – VERMONT!  Woot!  In order for us to get to Vermont we had to travel 6 hours in the car.  Since KA and I haven’t seen each other is so long this 6 hour drive went by in a flash!  Now,  anyone who has traveled with KA as a driver knows that she is an expert at driving with her legs.  I swear her legs drive more than her hands do!  Since we have been friends for so long this never phases me because she really does have some serious skills.  Check out the pictures of KA’s classic driving below…

KA Driving with her Legs

Question:  What are her hands doing?

Answer: Talking to Mom Henshaw and eating Popcorn!

Keep in mind that KA even turned to the camera when I took this picture!  That means that she wasn’t looking at the road, she was driving with her legs, holding popcorn in one hand and talking on her cell with the other!  AMAZING! After writing this blog, and reviewing these pictures, I am starting to wonder if I should be more worried about being in the car with KA driving…Nah!

I obviously was not too worried about KA’s driving… Check me out…Happy as a Lark! J

I have to be the luckiest girl in the whole world.  On Tuesday night I went to the US Open held here in New York and watch the match between Venus Williams vs. Samantha Stosur and Roger Federer vs. Maximo Gonzalez.  Both matches were awesome!  Of course Venus blew Samantha out of the water as did Federer against Gonzalez, but it was still amazing to watch.  Its crazy how fast they are all able to serve the ball!  I mean we are talking about 100 mph + with each serve.  Crazy!

If you have never had the opportunity to attend a professional tennis match, I highly recommend it! Add it to your list of things to do before dyeing!   Attending a tennis match is TOTALLY different then attending any other professional football, basketball, or baseball game.  Let me explain. 

At normal sporting events you have people who wear jersey’s, paint their bodies, and yell the entire game.  You even have people that yell at the coaches or referee’s for making a bad call.  Yeah, not in tennis!  There is no screaming or yelling AT ALL, gosh there is barely even talking.  When you clap you can only do so ever so softly.  At one point during the match between Federer vs. Gonzalez I got so excited and accidently shouted out WOOT, WOOT!  Yeah, that didn’t go over so well.  I swear people were looking at me thinking “Who let that girl in?”  Yeah, I didn’t care…Who doesn’t give a little shout out to the players when they have a good rally or returned a good serve?  I mean seriously!  That’s how you encourage the players, right?  As far as what people wear… holy cow!  There were girls that were dressed to the nines!  We are talking huge sun hats, Prada outfits, high heels, up do’s, were talking the whole nine yards.  It was crazy!  You would never see that at any other sporting event (not even in the box seats). 

This whole night was shared with a few of my friends from the city.  We had a great time!  Check out the pictures below: 

The US OPEN Logo: Just to get you excited!

US Open Event Park: Awesome!  Always something going on

Watching Federer Play: AMAZING

Watching Venus Serve: Just 2 weeks after she won an Olympic Gold Medal

Outside the Stadium

Left to Right: Thomas, LIbby, Jenavee, Sara, Shalauna, Trent

This is the first sunset in NYC I have seen since moving here 15 months ago

Fun in the Sun!  Those are the only words that I have to describe Lake Powell!  This was the last Felt Family vacation that we would have with Wyatt for the next two years.  Spending time with him in Lake Powell was perfect.  There are almost no distractions and everything you do you do as a family.   

We honestly had such a good time.  We played Tuesday – Saturday and every day it was over a 110 degrees.  The best part about Powell is if you get hot, you just jump in the water, you cool down within seconds. We spent everyday cruisin’ around on the boat, cliff jumping, tubing, water skiing (Jensen got up for his first time), and fishing.  Does life get any better than this? 

Check out the pictures from our fun family vacation! 

 Steph, Wyatt, Bria, and Jensen just hangin’ out

 Classic Anna – Peace

Getting Ready for a Fun Day on the Lake

Jas – Life is Good

Jensen and Jas Getting Ready for an Afternoon of Fishing

Jensen showing off his muscles – He’s so Strong

Tom Driving the Boat 

Anyone who has been brave enough to get in a tube, strap on water skis, or do any water activity with Tom at the wheel knows that you do so at your own risk.  It can be a lot of fun but you should know that Tom’s whole goal is to test your limits, try your strength, and see how far and how fast he can go before you crack! Of course he does it all in good fun.. J However I feel like there does need to be a warning on the side of the boat for all passengers to see.  The warning sign should read something like this:

Caution: You must be at least 40″ tall in order to get behind a boat with Tom driving. For YOUR safety, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back, or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this death ride. Those who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not ride behind the boat. Ride at your own risk!