Viva Mexico

I woke up just a few minutes before my alarm was supposed to sound. But this morning it was still dark. Afterall, I couldn't sleep as late as I wanted because I had to be somewhere -- the airport -- and it was all business. You see, today we departed to Puerto Vallarta to celebrate Jeff's 40th birthday, which is tomorrow.

I drove over to Jeff's & Shannon's house and caught their limo to the airport. Lydia and Colin drove to the airport, and Angela and Tom did as well. Laura met us on the plane after flying up from LA. Don't ask.

Jeff and Shannon were on Alaska Airlines, but the rest of us were on Ted, "part of UniTED." Get it? Maybe it's just the Ted staff who like to remind you of their clever branding pun. Anyway, after checking in, we searched for the bar. But all of the airport bars were closed in the Ted wing. Jeff happily called to inform us that he was on his second Bloody Mary. Finally, on the plane, us low-life Ted flyers could calm our nerves...