Sorry to my readers for being MIA for a while. The Brink
family has been go-go-go for what seems like months now!
The hubs and I have always talked about going to spring
training to see our STL Cardinals play, but unfortunately I’m a little tight
with our savings (and money in general), so I’ve never given in for us to go.
Well, I must have been bitten by the baseball bug because one day I was all “that’s
it, we're going.” I won’t mention that it was Southwest Airline’s $69 one-way
sale that convinced me to bite the bullet.
Anyway, that night I surprised Gene with airline tickets, hotel
reservations and Spring Training tickets for just three weeks from then.
My Mom and I discussed it, and decided that it would be best
for Alice to stay home with her and my Dad and not go with us to Florida. As guilty as I felt about
it, I knew it was for the best. We did, however, take Emma along with us. I
think I was more excited about her getting to experience all kinds of firsts,
over me getting to see my Cardinals players up close.
The first night was rough. We left late at night, when Gene
and I had worked all day. The flight was delayed, the car rentals in Orlando
messed up, and by the time we got to the hotel it was 4:30am Florida time.
Funny enough, I wasn’t THAT miserable staying up almost 24 hours, but man did
it do a number on Emma.
Day 2: Spring Training!
Day 3: Beach Fun!
Day 4: Disney Springs (and the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique)!
I’m assuming that Emma experienced too many new things at
once, because she was so grouchy the entire trip, and then she tossed and
turned every night. Even talking and laughing (and crying) in her sleep. I
slept in bed with her, and I can tell you that I didn’t get much restful sleep
the entire trip.
I should also mention that the day we came home, the plane landed
in STL at 8am that morning, and I had to be at work right away. And of course,
Emma woke me up at 1am our time, and I was never able to fall back asleep (I was too afraid we’d miss our flight). That day was kind of rough, but
so worth it because we saved a ton of money on flights just by taking the ones
that weren’t necessarily ideal. We don’t do it all the time, so it’s perfectly
okay with me!
All-in-all the trip was a success! So-much-so, that I’m
already trying to figure out the next family trip. Maybe it’ll just be all of
us girls (including my Mom) taking a weekend trip somewhere fun. Who knows.
Seriously though, if you visit Florida, take lots of quarters.
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