Well we barely made it here on Wednesday morning. The flight to Atlanta was wide open, no problems..but, when we got there the flt to RSW was oversold by 7! Not good for the non-rev passengers. But, we said some prayers and they were answered. Several connections didn't show up and we all made it on. All 5 of us. We had to do some asking around to sit together. Adults with parents anyway.
Papaw picked us up at the airport and was quite happy to see us :) as we were him. We went right to his house for some yummy lunch that he had lovingly prepared for us. When we got there Sarah noticed how detailed the table was laid out. It was all set, plates, napkins, utensils, chips, chairs all in place..it was cute. And when we sat down he pulled out the pre-made and laid out plates of lunch meat and cheese. It was great. Isabella was dying to swim in his pool as she always is when we get there..so immediately we ran to the car and dug out her bathing suit. We all went outside and watched her swim for a bit..but it didn't take long for all our moods to go down hill. We were exhausted. Having been up since 4 am and on the go until that point.
So we didn't stay too long and visit. I felt awful..we don't see my grandparents but a couple times a year maybe..but Ellie was practically begging for a nap and Isabella needed one too, plus we needed to stop at the store before we headed out to the Island. So we said our good byes and planned on having dinner together on Friday night and packed up the car. All together we had 4 stuffed checked bags and 4 carry ons plus a stroller. We filled every inch of our borrowed cars trunk. Papaw had his doubts about it all fitting, he fully expected a visit the next morning with us to drop off bags! But we made it work. By the time we got to Walmart 1o minutes down the road both kids were sound asleep. So Sarah and I headed inside to do some shopping for the week. Oh, I failed to mention that Chris's checked bag was still in ATL at this point..and we probably wouldn't be getting it for a while. Or so the people in baggage claim said, since we were non-rev passengers. Well this wasn't good as a lot of important things were in that bag! Swim trunks, shorts, sandals, ....90 degree weather clothes!
Once we finally made it to Sanibel we made dinner and did some swimming, quickly visited the beach and were asleep by 930 that night. Not to awaken until 7am. It was a great night of rest. We tried and tried this morning (and some last night) to find Chris's bag..and just didn't understand why they couldn't put the bag on the next RSW flt since they knew where we were. But, as non-revs, we didn't have priority...this was aggrivating to me. That status shouldn't matter. Oh we...we prayed about it..and decided after a morning of the beach and pool swimming we would head back to the mainland during Ellie's nap to file a claim, (for lost luggage-something that evidently can't be done on the phone!), at the airport and to shop for some clothes for Chris. We called on the way to see if they had his bag..but they kept saying no its still in ATL. So we stopped at Target and found some things for him before heading to the airport. ANd guess what? When we dropped Chris off at the airport within 5 minutes he was back outside with his bag...answer to prayer #2. :D Such a relief. SO he now has his things..and yes we stopped at Target on they way back out to Sanibel to return all the things we got him!
Anyhoo...Isabella is loving the pool. We bought her some goggles and wow, what a difference that makes. She's going underwater like crazy! And swimming under water..going down to the bottom of the pool. Its amazing what one swim class will accomplish. And miss Ellie..she is addicted to the water. She is constantly sticking her face in the water..does it choke her? Of course, does she care?? Not at all..she just keeps doing it! Over and over. She's jumping off the side of the pool already, something Iz still won't do. And she can almost float on her back. Just crazy. We may have two swimmers by the end of the week.
What's in store tomorrow? THE BEACH! And more of the pool of course. But, that's all after breakfast, fresh baked goods from Jerry's :D. (pictures to come tomorrow)
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