I had the MOST stressful day at the airport yesterday. I checked in online the night before, only had a carry-on, so I went right through security, found some lunch, found my gate, and then realized that my flight had been delayed 2 hours, making me miss my connecting flight.Of course NO employees were around, so I had to walk back downstairs and get booked on another flight. They had me booked on 4 different flights, thinking they could shuttle me to a nearby airport, but because the shuttle took so long to get to the airport, I was going to miss 2 of those flights.
Finally, the 4th flight was leaving a few hours later from the nearby airport, and it was a nonstop flight to Washington D.C., making me arrive at 1AM. The employees were all really nice and they were trying their hardest to get me to D.C. They even gave me a very nice travel voucher on my next flight, so I was pretty happy! :).
It was an INCREDIBLY stressful day, but the flight was pretty relaxing, and it has been good to see my parents. Hopefully my return flight will be less eventful! :)
Sam with his parents before the commencement.
Me and my cute hubbie. Doesn't he look so smart!? :)
Sam waiting for his professors to place his hood on him
The commencement was a bit long because they did both the MBA and Bachelors in Business at the same time. It was a nice ceremony though and we were able to see our friends Brooke and Chris there (Chris was graduating with his Bachelors). Fun times! 
Hayden and Gaige riding their bikes in the street. Gaige just got a bike for his b'day, so he was eager to show it off to Uncle Sam.
Gaige and Hayden and their awesome bikes. I was surprised by how big they've gotten! How time flies! Well, we had a blast in Bakersfield. Now that Sam's done with school, we look forward to hanging out more with the fam! 
Here's a pic of our ADORABLE bed and breakfast that we stayed at. It was conveniently located a few blocks away from State Street, and so it was very centrally located to all the restaurants and cute shops! 
We had our own private entrance into our room at the B&B. Look at the cute garden right outside our room!
One thing I really don't like about B&B's is awkwardly eating breakfast with total strangers. I'm sorry, but if I'm staying at a B&B, I'm trying to spend time with my hubbie, not random people. Well, this B&B found a way to solve that problem. . . they deliver your breakfast in a basket right to your room door. That way you can eat it in your room, or go down to the beach and eat it! I LOVE this concept! :)
Being in the mission kind of change me. . . I became a monk! Hahah! It kinda suits me, huh?
Sam enjoying the serenity. . . if only I can get him to smile in his pics! :)
That evening, Sam and I made reservations for Opal. Prior to our SB visit, I had researched Opal online and discovered that it was a local favorite. Boy am I glad that we found that place. First of all, everyone was so friendly (we got wished a happy anniversary by like 5 employees. . . the manager even offered to take this pic of us outside of the restaurant- how kind!), and the food was AMAZING! I had the duck with a berry sauce and Sam had a cheese rizotto. Holy cow, it was YUMMY! We still talk about how amazing the food was!
For dessert, we ordered a berry creme brulee, and look at what they wrote. .. IN CHOCOLATE! It was SOO yummy! I'm DEFINITELY coming back to Opal on our next visit! :)
