We made it!!!

We were a little scared this morning when we woke up because most of the flights were overbooked! That is the BIG downside to flying standby! We decided that if 2 could go Lauren and I would go. With the door closing in approx 1 minute they called 2 for Ragusa (we used our SA1's for priority). We both started walking up and this LATE passenger came running......UGH....only 1 could go. Panic! I said, I will go! What was I thinking. I am not a flier let alone by myself! PLUS 6 bags of checked luggage! I guess when I was walking down (little groggy from my meds) Drew started crying for me! Sniffle sniffle.....I said to Andy when I left...try the southwest direct flight. I wasn't too sure if he would but it was worth a try....no luggage...just 2 kids! I got on the plane and was dozing before we left! Needless to say, I slept most of the flight. But about 1 1/2 hours before we were here (4 1/2 hour flight), the captain came on....we are going to have light to moderate turbulence due to the hurricane! Oh crap is what I was thinking. It wasn't too bad.

Once I landed, I got a few texts from the kids/Andy. The actually got on the southwest direct flight and were due to arrive about 1 hour after me. So I grabbed the luggage and got the rental car. Once I was done with that they had arrived and picked them up on the curb!

FIRST STOP: Steak and Shake! YES!!! A must have. It is one of my FAVORITE places to eat! So much better then In and Out. I can't even eat there! Oh that vanilla shake...I can still taste it!

Stopped and got a few groceries and then off to bed!! Gotta rise early tomorrow for Disney's Animal Kingdom!

Priceless!

My girls went to camp for the week of my birthday, my mom was going to my sisters, so it was just me and Drew. I mentioned to my mom that I wanted to go with her! So off we went. Anyone that knows me knows that I DO NOT LIKE TO FLY! Anyway, we got to my sisters (Iowa) in one piece, but had to land at another airport due to the weather and the fly to Cedar Rapids about an hour later after the storm passed.

On my birthday, we all went shopping at the mall. Drew was PRICELESS! I love Brighton jewelry and was picking out a gift from my mom (LOVE IT MOM!!!). There was a cute necklace that says mom with a bunch of words that describe a mom on the back. But I thought it would be more appropriate from my kids at another time. So I put it back. Drew grabbed it and took it to the lady at the counter and asked if she liked it. She said why yes. He said....today is my mom's birthday and she really wants this. Can you wrap this up for her? I was kinda paying attention to him while I was picking something out. The lady got out all the different Brighton tins he could choose from and he wanted the LOVE one because he loves me. He then asked her to wrap it up in that tin. Well......how on earth did he think he was going to pay for it. I just couldn't break his heart and tell him no. I paid for it and she gave it to him in his own little bag. The rest of the time in the mall he kept telling me...don't peek! Drew was so proud of "his" purchase. He even asked if he could buy something with my sister's money for me for my birthday. I kept telling him to wait until we got home and daddy would take him. That wasn't good enough because TODAY was my birthday. It was so important to him that HE got me something that day. So we got home and he went straight to our bedroom we were staying in. I walked in and he was quietly walking and made me leave. Well....a few minutes later, he came out with my gift wrapped in HIS dirty, stinky blanket (the only one left from when he was an infant) along with a little container of fudge that I bought the girls! I love this little guy! His soft side is so sweet. He is priceless. As often as I get frustrated with the "boy" side of him, moments like this just make me smile! I love you son!