We
arrived in OH, got the rental car, and arrived at our destination no
problem. We stayed at our usual haunt, Hampton Inn, and as usual it
was a great place to stay. Clean, comfortable, and good service. We
tried to spend as much time as possible with my in-laws but at some
point the kids get a little restless, and who can blame them. Adults
are so boring because all they want to do is talk. I think it gets
harder as they get older, but I have to give them credit, they sit
quietly and endure and never complain, even though they every reason
to complain. Fortunately between mom and myself, we can sense when
things are getting restless and can come up with an alternative plan,
like letting them watch movies on the computer, or better yet,
YouTube.
As
I may have mentioned, I had a great trip because I got to chill out
and relax, eat food that I didn't have to prepare, and take lots of
naps. What better life a man can lead, I know not. Plus, while the
girls went out to shop, me and N went to the movies or hung out and
did guy things. I took him to see the Martian and then A joined us to
see Spectre, which I have to say was not the greatest Bond movie but
was good. Plus, we managed to sneak in a little Arby's, though it was
a bummer that A didn't get to imbibe. Oh well, maybe next time.
Our
family meal was wonderful as usual, with the Amazing PR Man and DR
joining in the festivities. I think it was nice for all of us to be
together though we don't get to do it enough. People just have too
much going on in their lives to make it happen, but what are you
going to do? The weather for the week was pretty poor, cold and rainy
for almost the entire time, which was fine because it only made me
want to go to sleep, which I did.
All
in all a good week, though I would like to mention that the trip home
was a bit more of a chore. That seems to always be the case, somehow
getting home is never that simple. It was smooth sailing driving
there, but we seem run into the issue of finding a gas station once
we're there. It is funny to point out that we always end up at the
same gas station about a mile away. As we pull in, I think to myself,
this place sure looks familiar. The second issue that we ran into was
that we flew on Southwest, and I personally think that airline is
lame. They don't assign seats but instead give you a number and you
wait in line. We seem to end up toward the end of the line so when we
board, everyone has already gotten their seats, which are the aisles
and windows. We had to sit in the middle, which is not a big deal
except that we'd like for the kids to be together on the flight. This
way they can watch a movie. It worked out but not until the zero hour
and we were literally at the back of the plane. I ended up next to
this guy that was huge and took over my arm rest. He didn't seem to
mind, however, that I was practically leaning on top of him during
the flight. What was I supposed to do?
Our
connection was even more crowded, and the plane had some mechanical
issues so they had to delay the flight. I tried to see if they'd let
the kids go earlier so they could sit together, and the lady said
yes, for $30/kid. Talk about lame. When the plane finally boarded,
there were so many people I figured there was no way the kids would
be together, but lo and behold, they got the last two seats next to
each other on the plane, I kid you not. Talk about relief. I really
don't like Southwest, and I don't even think they're that
overwhelmingly cheap.
By
the time we landed in New England, it was late in the evening and we
still had to make the long drive home. We sat and had a bite to eat
(mom actually agreed to pizza) and then climbed into the car and
headed home. The drive wasn't so bad, the weather is on the warm side
and traffic was light. It was nice getting home, though the house was
cold. We got a fire going, ate a snack, and then climbed into bed so
we could get rested up for another big day. You have to hit the
ground running in our house.
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