Well - our family proceeded to start out the day on the right foot - even with the time change we managed to make it to the airport with an hour and a half to spare before our flight was to leave!
Our flight was delayed by 30 minutes, but somehow we managed to catch up so we were only 2 minutes late arriving in Atlanta! We got off that plane and had to hurry, hurry, hurry to make it to our connecting flight - but no worries because we arrive at the gate at exactly 6:55pm - well, much to our disappointment - the airlines release your seats if you are not at the boarding gate 15 minutes prior to flight time!
UGH! The airline tells us not to worry - you will go stand by on the next flight at 8:15pm - well - we got called but they only had 2 seats left - so we decided to pass because we didn't want to split up! No prob - the next flight leaves at 8:55 - so we rush to that gate/terminal to discover yet again - they only have 2 seats left - so we decide that Zachary and I will go ahead and Scott and Jonathan will follow at 9:30pm - BUT we arrive safely at Florida to hear from Scott that they did not make that next flight! Now the fun begins - I text scott to tell him my battery on my cell is about to die, but I will proceed to get the rental car and drive to the hotel and we will catch up tomorrow! I proceed to the rental car terminal to discover that my wallet with my ID and all my credit cards are in the bag that Scott has in Atlanta! Of course by this time Zachary is crying because he wants his Bubba - I start crying! We are good for the night - as I type this it is 1:30 am and Zachary and I are sitting in the Hyatt lobby that is in the Orlando airport - I chuckle a little because I have no money to my name, however I ended up with the laptop and 2 portable DVD players - Scott and Jonathan are being shuttled as we speak to a local hotel in atlanta until the morning - The general manager here is awesome - he let me borrow a charger for my cell phone so i may stay in contact with my husband - and he has supplied me with a night supply of COKE to drink so I can stay awake and some pretzels and granola bars! UPDATE! At 3am Scott faxes a copy of the credit card with authorization - and the GM gives me the last room they have - at not a cheap rate - but nonetheless it is a place to sleep! Scott had a wake up call for 4:30 as he and Jonathan are getting on the 6:55am flight - so I stayed awake until 5am and slept until 8:30 -- when scott and Jonathan arrived safely! More details to follow!
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