And the award goes to...

Nominations for vacation MVP:

1. The ashtray - yes, really!
2. The convertible (what would Thelma & Louise be without the convertible)
3. The golden orb of vacation happiness
4. Kirstin's mom (she got us the great room in sunriver at the last minute)
5. Branden (bartender at the sunriver pool)
6. Vodka - yes, everything does taste better with vodka.
7. Kirstin's digital camera - what would a vacation blog be without pics?
8. The iPod docking station
9. The incense package that could be placed just right to bypass the short in the ipod docking station (which worked great as long as Kirstin didn't touch it!)
10. The bar at the hotel in Hood River

And the winner is....

Kirstin's Mom!

Kirstin's mom got us an awesome room, in a perfect location, in Sunriver on 1 day's notice. She even made sure we had the golden orb of vacation happiness available for our entire stay.

I must admit I was hoping to get some good (embarassing) stories about Kirstin's childhood. Unfortunately, all I got was "Kirstin was an angel... until she turned 14..." and then her mom just got really quiet. I think she has post traumatic stress disorder from whatever "Kirstin the angel" turned into at the magical age of 14. ;)

Bad, bad Kirstin!