So... we dropped the 4 big kids at Tims parents, and continued on to Chicago with Elle, and spent the night with my parents. We got up @ 2:30 am the next morning, left Elle with my parents, and caught a Coach bus to O'Hare. All went smooth at the airport, and time flew by catching up with some of Tims old high school friends that just so happened to be on our flight!
Well, they began boarding our plane, and the lady taking boarding passes quickly learned that something wasn't right because everyones tickets were beeping!
As it turns out, they had changed airplanes overnight. Our plane had been downsized, all seats had been re-assigned, and 30 people were now without seats. We happened to be 2 of those 30...sigh. I had visions of our honeymoon all over again as I watched our plane take off without us... (we missed our honeymoon flight, tho we were staying @ Hilton O'Hare, thus resulting in 8 hours of airport sitting)
It was a bit tense, due to the long line of angry people that needed to be re-assigned, just wanting to reach their Spring Break destinations. After a lot of back and forth, they confirmed us on a later flight to Memphis. But, due to all the Spring Breakers heading south, most flights were full or overbooked out of Memphis, so we couldn't get a confirmed flight out till 7:40 in the evening ....tho we would be standby for all earlier flights.
Well, needless to say, I was that really annoying customer in Memphis that just kept going up to the counter. I just didn't want him to forget about us :) It worked, Tim and I squeaked on and got the last 2 seats! We made it to Baton Rouge by late afternoon.
By the time we got there, we had been traveling for about 14 hours. We got our rental car and headed to our hotel room, eager to just relax, go out for dinner, and put the day behind us. Well, the pictures of the hotel we viewed online didn't quite match the accomodations we recieved. So, the next morning I dropped Tim off to take the first 2 of his tests, and I promptly checked us out of the hotel.
I drove around in search of a Starbucks and new hotel, and stumbled upon a very quaint area of town. The streets were lined palm trees, complete with uniqe outdoor shopping and restaurants. Yeah! It nearly matched the picture I cooked up in my mind of how it was supposed to look! A few hours later I picked Tim up from his test. We ate at one such cute little restaurant outside near a fountain, watched birds search for crumbs on the pavement, and enjoyed the warmth of the sun on our skin while we sipped our coffee. It was so nice. After lunch, I promptly left Tim on a bench to study and took off to take a peek in all the delightful little shops.
The next day, Tim had 2 more tests in the morning. He was done by 10am, so we decided to drive down to New Orleans for the afternoon. Delightful for me, too many people for the likings of Tim.
All in all it was a very nice, much needed little respite....for me at least :) We spent many, many hours eating out, talking, stolling, shopping, enjoying the sunshine, and just being together. Tim passed all of his tests, so that's great too :)
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glad you were able to get away for a little while. I know I always feel refreshed and ready to take on the world (AKA the kids), after a short time away.
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