Monday
My day started at 4:00 in the morning when I woke up and
couldn’t fall back asleep. By
6:00, Mia was awake, but the rest of the gang was still sleeping. I decided to take her exploring while
the other half of our family stayed in bed. She thoroughly enjoyed riding the escalators up and down,
pushing elevator buttons and snacking on a banana. When Mate called to say he and Ava were up, Mia and I
returned with breakfast, which was enjoyed on our balcony overlooking the
ocean. Mate’s job sure does have
some nice perks! Today was going
to be a good day.
Mate got in the shower and I began to iron his clothes. Uh-Oh…where are his dress pants? OMG…why aren’t they in the suitcase??? I grabbed his phone and frantically
started looking for the nearest store that was open at 7:30 in the
morning. Walmart dress
pants????? I broke the bad news to
him, but said I had a solution.
Within 30 minutes, I made it back with a $10 pair of pants that I was
hoping would work until another store opened. Luckily, for both of us, the pants actually fit well. Bullet dodged. At some point we’ll feel like this is a
vacation, right?
The girls and I were on our own for the rest of the
day. We went swimming, to the mall,
napped and even managed to get a good amount of our money back from Avis. None of the that went smoothly,
but that’s okay. Even when you
plan so much that your plans have plans, things go wrong. Tomorrow will be even better than
today…
Tuesday
Well, today started in an unexpected way. The girls woke up at 4:15. Had we been at home, they would have
fallen back asleep. In a hotel room, they can see us and there was no way they were staying put. After about 15 minutes of family
snuggle time, it was clear that they were not going back to sleep. I figured I better take them out of the
room so Mate could get some rest.
The three of us strolled down to the lobby and watched Mickey Mouse
Clubhouse on the computer while the staff vacuumed and buffered the floors
around us. Slightly awkward. We wasted some more
time walking around before heading back up to the room. The girls and I spent the rest of the
morning playing and napping.
Mate
was able to meet up with us for lunch, followed by a great time at the beach
and pool. He headed back to the
conference and I loaded the girls into the car for a trip to the nearest
McDonald’s Play Place.
Unfortunately, the drive took longer than expected due to traffic and
when we arrived there was no play place due to a remodel. Ugh! Luckily, it’s not like the girls knew where I was taking
them, so I turned around and headed to Target. We were in need of some more diapers and I figured the girls
could have some fun in the toy aisle.
We happily pressed every toy we could find that made noise or
moved. It kept them occupied and
made me feel like the drive wasn’t a complete waste of time. The girls and I spent the rest of the
evening playing in the room. They
are currently sleeping soundly in their cribs while I hide in the bathroom
typing. The hardest part is behind
us. Tomorrow afternoon we head
back to Orlando and the real vacation can begin.
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