Danee and Family's adventure to the World "The Airport"
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AristiCATtic*Family* · 06-25-2004, 06:49 PM

First Day 6/9/04

Our adventure begins at 2:30a.m. I woke my family up and told them all to get dressed. We had our clothes picked out and ready to go so there was no guessing game about what to wear and all of that. All of a sudden I start hearing the rain coming down. We knew it might be raining when we left, but we were hoping it would only be drizzling a bit. Well, by the time we were making our way downstairs to load the luggage up in the "open" bed truck, the rain really starts coming down. My poor DH was running out there trying to load up all of our luggage and place a tarp over the luggage so it doesn't get soaked. I run upstairs to grab an umbrella. I attempt to hold the umbrella over my DH while he fights with the tarp.

Note to all: Umbrella's do not work when rain is coming down sideways.

My hubby comes running in soaked to the bone and extremely mad. We now had to make a decision. Do we wait it out and see if it lets up in the next 15-20 minutes? Or do we just go for it and head out in the rain? We both decide we don't have time to see if the rain is going to let up, so we just decide to go for it. Well, the roads were all flooded and the kids were very nervous that we were going to have to fly in poor weather. I try to comfort them and tell them we will be fine and everything will work out, but to tell you the truth, I am a bit nervous myself.

So, we finally arrive to Budget parking where we plan to park the truck and catch the shuttle to the airport. It's looking sort of deserted? It can't be closed? Oh my goodness, it is closed. My husband is now looking at me with daggers in his eyes. Ms. "I have been planning this trip for 9 months and have everything under control." DID NOT call to check the hours of budget parking. I could have sworn the last time we used them they said they were open 24 hours. I check the time on the door. They close at 12:30a.m. and open back up at 5:30 a.m. It was 4:00 a.m. when we arrived. This is not going well. My husband has a very stressful and challenging job and he is an ace at handling sticky situations at work, but I have noticed when it comes to certain situations in family life such as this one, he tends to freak out a bit. I was trying to keep an optimistic attitude. No big deal. Right? We will just park at the actual airport parking facility. They have to be open. And at this point who cares what it costs. So we head towards the airport. It seems as if the rain is starting to slow up a bit. Good, because the parking is not covered! We park and start unloading. We see a shuttle sitting at the shuttle stop not too far from where we are. So, I tell my husband we need to hurry. Of course he is having an OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)moment, and keeps checking to make sure he has his keys and whether he locked the truck.

Oh No!! There goes the shuttle!! Just Great! So, we start walking towards the shuttle stop. I am sure there will be another coming soon. You are not going to believe this, but the rain starts coming down really hard again. We are now running as fast as we can with 4 big suit cases and 4 carry on's to the shuttle stop. My poor kids. All this just to get to WDW.

buckysmom · 06-25-2004, 06:52 PM

What a beginning! But worth it, I HOPE in the end!
Looking forward to your next installment,

**Colexis Mom** · 06-25-2004, 10:05 PM

Gosh, what a miserable start

I hope the next shuttle isn't far behind! Can't wait for more

**DrDolphin** · 06-26-2004, 10:34 AM

What a way to start a day!! i hope things improve.

vsonnier · 06-26-2004, 12:57 PM

I'm sorry to hear things got off to such a wet start! I hope things pick up quickly! Looking forward to hearing more!

Teddysmom · 06-26-2004, 01:22 PM

Geesh Dani, nothing like an insane, early morning airport run to get the adreniline pumping huh? Those cute smiles in your signature pic tell me it was probably worth it though.