Mom has wanted to fly for as long as I can remember. She has always loved hot air balloons and when the opportunity came, she knew she had to grab it. The casino sent a limo to take us to the take-off point and that alone was fun. There was a glitch in the plans when we found out none of the balloons would have room for us but after some graveling, a couple of pilots decided to take on the task. It was so fun to see Mom's excitement and watch her cross this off of her bucket list. The pilot was an exceptionally nice guy from Little Rock, AR who owns Balloon LR. His name was David Hoover and both my mom and sister said he immediately put them at ease. I stayed on the ground, not because I was scared or anything but because there simply wasn't room for me. (Ok, maybe a little bit scared). I was the official photographer but had no idea we would be chasing the balloon from a limousine so although I got wonderful take-off video and photos, there are zilch of the landing or celebration there after. In my defense there were other people in the limo with us and I couldn't gracefully excuse myself. They had all three doors blocked. Anyway, without further ado I'll let the photography speak for itself.
Yes I wish I had gone too. Maybe next year. Maybe not. I have a lot of other things on my bucket list that would trump this but I have definitely been convinced to at least pencil it in at the bottom. Maybe even erasable ink. Maybe.
