to infinity and beyond!

one of my life time goals was realized last night.

I GOT TO SEE A SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH!

me and eight other friends piled into vehicles and made our way to the east coast, 2 hrs away, to see the shuttle discovery launch off from the kennedy space center. when we got there, cars were lined up for miles. it was so much fun! we stood on the bank of the banana river and watched the whole world light up. it was sick!

[okay, so this video didn't quite capture just how bright it all was but hey! we got to see it in person! and not from a recliner in a living room. IN PERSON! ...and uh, i got a little geeked about the whole experience. =) i was on the phone with my mom while she was watching it from the tv and... well... you can hear. hahahaha.]

those 4-5 minutes of sweetness were SO worth the 4 hours of driving. hahaha.

the shuttle discovery