AUS Airpot Tour

So Mark got home last night from working all week. He was supposed to be able to come home each night, but it was too much, so he decided to stay with my patents Tues and Weds nights. I was going to work from home so I could be with him for awhile but he informed me he had to go to a AUS Airport tour as part of his serving on the AUS airport council. So I tagged along~! (I also would like to point out that I got up at 6:30am to go workout before hand, pretty sure that's NEVER happened before!)

Two other people from the council were supposed to join us but didn't end up showing, so it was just Mark me and the tour guide! We got to drive around all of the taxi ways, which is crazy when planes are landing and taking off mere feet from you! We saw the fire plans they have stationed there for the next few months. Below is one of them:  

We also got to go over to the Airport fire station and get a tour there. The fire trucks are quite different so they can get close and move around any fires/crash sites while still pumping water. (still can't figure out why my pictures are always sideways...)

The coolest part was going to the top of the control tower! This pic is on the deck they have around the top! We got to stay in there for awhile and listen to the dispatchers (or whatever they are called) talk to planes etc. it was really cool and a great view!

Tonight I am going with my friend Leslie to the Junior League's Christmas Affair. It is a Christmas shopping bazaar they have at the Austin Palmer Event center. We went last year and they have a lot of really great stuff! I have to keep myself from buying all of the adorable little baby things!!! :) Speaking of that my brother and sis in law find out the sex of their baby next week! I'm rooting for a boy, need to balance things out!

After that Mark and I have a dinner pizza date and tomorrow we are going to the Texas A&M football game in College Station! Malinn and Sandy (my moms best friend and her husband) have season tickets, had 2 extra this game and invited us! We are so excited! I haven't been back since I graduated in 2007! (Technically 2006 was the last time I lived there since I moved to Austin, and only went back in May 07 for the grad ceremony!) I'll post pics of the game when we get home. Gig 'em Ags!