US Air is Worse than Words Can Describe

Its 4:45 pm, I was scheduled for a 3:10 de3parture. They delayed boarding the plane for 25 minutes bc they had to wait for a part to fix the AC. When I got on, it was hot as hell...mind you it is a balmy 110 or so today in Phoenix. I sit on the plane for a good 10 minutes & they say that we will be running with only 2 AC's today instead of 3 bc they couldn't fix the one. Wonderful....oh wait....no....10 minutes later they tell us we need to unboard bc one of the two they were relying on IS NOT WORKING! So...off the plane we go. Sit in the terminal for 10 minutes or so & then reboard. Being informed that they can't fix either of the broken ones, but that we can run with only one, but will probably have to stop to refuel somewhere. My patience has run out, I need to pee, I'm hungry & I just want to go home!!!!!

Bittersweet

Well today I fly home. I spent a little time this morning squeezing all of my stuff back into my suitcase & successfully did so. No checking luggage for me! I will be heading to the airport for my 3:10 pm flight in about 2 hours.
It has been a long & adventurous 2 weeks. Matt & I have been together essentially non-stop, except for when we use the bathroom & every second has been absolutely amazing. This two weeks has been even more reassuring that we truly do complete eachother. I don't think I could spend 2 weeks straight with anyone except him. What a great honeymoon that neither of us will ever forget. We don't regret one second or one penny spent because we have created an amazing memory to share forever. (Sorry...feeling a little mushy today)
Yesterday we bummed around, watched "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," went swimming, Chris's mom brought us all a delicious Vietnamese dinner, had Coldstone & then to bed...in a bed, which we haven't had in awhile.
We had an interesting experience the night before, after I had blogged. We took Aura's (Chris' sister) car to get some to-go from Rock Bottom. While we were waiting for our food to come out, a woman at the bar struck up a conversation with us & she ended up insisting on paying for our dinner, as a wedding gift. How nice was that?!? Matt & I agreed that it is good karma.
So...what lies ahead?!? Ha, tons....Matt will be touring for the remainder of the summer, but not to worry, Cameron & I will be going to visit him & my parents in Florida in a little more than a week. Then, about a week and a half after that, Matt will be touring locally. We will also be sure to get some video-chats in a few times.
Me? I will be keeping busy getting stuff done around the house, hanging out with friends, working at Iron Hill & last but certainly not least, spending TONS of quality time with my precious Layla-girl. Ah....summer, gotta love it!
Thanks to everyone for checking in with us throughout our adventures, we have looked forward to everyone's comments as much as you have looked forward to reading about our adventures.
Oh, and one more thing, PLEASE say a little prayer for me that I have a successful, non-delayed, non-complicated, non-dying woman on board flight!
Love,
Ki & Matt

110+ degrees in Arizona

We had a very long day today, but it is ending nice & relaxing. We left Ventura early this morning & arrived in Phoenix, Az around 2 pm. Matt & I went for some lunch at Olive Garden, then hung out & read some magazines at Border's until Chris's (bass player) sister could pick us up to bring us back to her place. When we got back Matt & I went swimming in the community pool, which was awesome bc it is so unbelieveably hot out here. Then back for showers & now I'm laying here on the floor being serenaded by Matt & Fred geeking out on the acoustic. We are still missing home a lot & can't wait to see everyone soon. We are trying to imagine how Layla is going to freak when I walk through the door early Thursday morning. I had a dream last night that she didn't freak at all & just walked right past me. I think that's my "mommy-guilt" for leaving her for so long. But she's in good care, I just can't wait to see her. We miss Cam a lot too. We've been talking about how fun its going to be to have him in Florida with us in a few short weeks.
What an amazing little family we have!

Ventura.....Yaaayyy! Showers!!!

Well, I woke up this morning (this is Matt) at around 8 to go to the stage and load in. I left Kirsten the bunk to herself so she could catch up on her sleep. I found that sleeping on a moving bus is not one of her favorite things to do. Its definitely something you have to get used to. I walked out the door of the bus and realized what a beautiful day it was. Sunny, cool, and just a little breezy....blue skies, and the ocean right next to the venue. Pretty amazing. We both hadn't had showers in a few days, so we were very happy to hear that there were showers here. We quickly got our toiletries together and walked to the shower facility before it was used by 600 people. We were a little scared of what we would find, but it wasn't bad. It felt so good to be clean again, and put fresh clothes on. We played early today, at around 12:30 and that was great because it felt like we had all day left to do whatever we wanted. Kirsten and I saw Everytime I Die, From First To Last (My old band) Angels and Airwaves, and Anberlin. We took in quite alot of music. We also played our first game of "Cornhole" haha. We didn't know what it was at first either!! Its basically horshoes but with little sandbags that you try to throw in this hole 20 or so feet away from eachother. Tons of fun. Well we are just hangin out on the bus right now, veggin out on the computers because we have internet for the first time in while. Off to Phoenix for two days off now.....what will we do to kill the time. Who knows.

Shoebox on Wheels

...That is what it feels like to sleep in a bunk on a bus. I did not enjoy it at all. Fortunately I was able to take a nap this afternoon once we parked in downtown San Francisco. The show was right along the river on a pier, which was cool. The guys did a good job. Today all in all for them was better. We didn't do much else exciting except hang-out & eat.
Our trip from Pomona had a little excitement, a bus from the same bus company lost their trailer in a ditch. Our bus driver stopped to help to no avail. Off to Ventura tonight for the show tomorrow. Wireless still doesn't work, hence no pictures.

105 degrees & Freshly Shampooed Feet

What a great day. I got to spend the day with a great friend (Missy) & enjoy my first experience at Warped tour. It was hot as hell today, topping out somewhere around 105 degrees. Missy & I spent a lot of time cooling off on the bus while Matt busted his butt getting ready for his first show as a married man. They did great & I think it will get better & better with each show. We ate some food (protein so I didn't pass out) & tons of water. We also kind of saw Gym Class Heroes & Angels & Airwaves. My Layla checked in with us today via Dad Fleischman. We were glad to hear that she is being spoiled as she is used to :) Bus call is in about 30 minutes for our long drive to San Francisco. Yes....we were already there a few days ago. I just took a Warped tour shower, which was basically me washing my hair/face in a sink & wiping down with wet papertowels & shampooing my feet. Yes, shampoo, I couldn't reach the soap once my foot was in the sink. Lol. No sweat...its been a blast so far. We can't wait to snuggle up in our bunk & snooze. Sweet dreams!
Oh, and we are working on the pictures...wireless here is non-existant on Matt's laptop.

We're not in Disneyland anymore...

Today started the cross-over from honeymoon to Warped Tour. We drove 2 hours to Pomona so Matt could help get stuff ready for tour. I relaxed a little in the bus & did LOTS of people watching. At one point I was sitting watching people walk by, just searching for one person (out of thousands) without visible tattoos. I saw one.
Not much else exciting. We went to Walmart to get some stuff, El Pollo Loco for some dinner for everyone & then I headed back to SD. Missy & I are driving back down this morning. I can't wait to see Matt perform....and Angels & Airwaves!!!
So...it should be a long couple of days, but its going to be fun. I'm trying to think of it as a "camping trip" but on a bus.
Momma Clair...we promise to get some pictures up later today/tonight!
We love & miss everyone....especially my Layla girl.
Oh real quick...we saw 2 weim's the other night. I stopped the guys in their tracks to pet them...but they were not even close to as cool or loving as my Layla.