The Big D -- Day 1

Our alarms went off at the ungodly hour of 4am. Whose idea was it to book a 7:30am flight, anyway? Oh yeah, mine. We got out of the house within 15 minutes of the time we were shooting for (not bad for two kids who are super slow in the mornings), and made it to the airport with no issue. We parked, caught the shuttle to the terminal, checked our bags, got through security and got to our gate by 6:25. Our flight ended up being moved up to 7:10... Nice that they let us know!

Uneventful flight. I sat in the exit row while Hubby and the boys were in the very last row. I was thrilled to watch "Frozen" in flight! Finally. :)

Got our rental car and went to the hotel hoping that perhaps we'd be able to check in early. No such luck. It was only 10:15, and check-out time isn't until 11. We were starving but it was too early to get lunch anywhere. So we drove over to the mall (which is actually close enough to walk to) and by the time we walked all the wall through the maze of a mall and found the (underwhelming) food court, it was after 11. We ate lunch and went back to the hotel. Still not ready. Walked next door to Target and got some "necessities," such as Diet Coke, water, beef jerky, bananas, and Twizzlers. Then we camped out in the lobby for about a half hour before the room was ready... Still a couple hours before official check-in time. :)

Hubby took a nap; the boys watched TV. Then we went to visit Hubby's grandma. We had a nice visit. She was very happy to see Hubby and meet the boys. We were there for just over an hour. And then we went to Hubby's aunt and uncle's house. We had a fun evening with them, as well as Hubby's cousin and his wife and two kids. Much laughing and a new food, which I presume to be a southern thing... Grape salad. It was gooood!

Very windy and we were outside the entire evening. J-Mav is miserable. Hopefully a good nigt's rest and the wash cloth he fell asleep with on his eyes will make it all better by morning.

Hotel is nice. Not fabulous, but nice. Dated. But the room is huge. It's like a studio apartment. Two beds, sofa bed, bathroom, and kitchen. And some weird nooks and crannies that are perfect for stowing suitcases!

The plan for tomorrow: Six Flags Over Texas