Florida: Day 8

Well, Day 8 was a bit of a bonus day.  It was supposed to be the day we returned to St. Louis.  However, late the night before (about 11:30 pm), we received a text from Southwest Airlines that our flight for the next day was canceled due to looming weather concerns in St. Louis. This didn't come as much of a surprise considering all we had heard from many friends and family about the supposed storm.  Ice, followed by massive amounts of snowfall was in the forecast. The word "blizzard" was even being thrown around.

So, we whipped out both computers and got to work.  One of us worked on securing a hotel room near the airport via Priceline and the other worked on getting a new flight home.  We had inquired earlier in the day about keeping the house and car another day, but those two things alone were going to cost us $250 for the day.  Yikes!  We lucked out with finding a fair deal on two rooms through priceline and were even able to check in early--like 10:00 AM!

The hotel attendant was so generous too!  She gave us adjoining rooms AND upgraded us to a room with an indoor balcony overlooking all of the goings on of the hotel lobby and dining area.  This was PERFECT for my nosy children who could sit out there all day and people watch.  (I kind of liked it too!).

GG immediately moved a little table out there for Amelia and got her started on a little Valentine's Day card making craft.  That and some coloring kept her busy for almost an hour!

Then, it was off to the pool for a little R&R.  Our last day was the warmest of them all--81 degrees to be exact.  It was perfect! I mean, if we had to get stranded, it was really the best situation to have.  Great weather, heated pool, roomy accommodations. 

Jason and I actually had a conversation about feeling a little bad to be missing out on the extreme weather at home.  The thought of being legitimately snowed in sounded kind of fun and something we had never REALLY experienced before.  Turns out, we weren't missing a single thing because there turned out to only be some ice and a little snow when it was all said and done.

The trip home the next day was pretty uneventful.  Both kids did amazingly well considering we had a pretty long day of traveling.  It was great to be home and back in our own bed!  That being said, I am already dreaming about my next vacation to the House with the Mouse.....