Well the baby went on its first trip. We went to Miami! Bill and I decided we better get away before the baby is born. Let me start by saying we had a nice time...........................................Now that I have said that I will tell you a little more about or Miami trip! First things first Alaska lost our only checked bag on the way out. Now when I say "OUR" bag.... I mean....we were the only one to lose a bag on the whole freaking flight! Are we lucky or what?!?! Our Flight got in at 9:55pm, so I really didn't care about that night, but when the lady said we would get it the next day on the same flight....I started to freak a little....I didn't have any pants in my carry on! What the hell was I thinking! She also informed me that since it was not more than 24 hours they did not give out vouchers! I took a deep breath and moved on to the rental car. We got our car without any hitches....Thank God and drove to our hotel.
First Night-
Now we stayed in a Hotel that was for Airline Crew Members only....the Sherry Frontenac! It was an older hotel, right on the beach and clean. I was happy. We checked in, put our stuff in our room and came down to the little bar by the lobby. I was happy there was no smoking! The bartender came over and put a napkin down for the both of us and said " I don't mean to babysit you, but are you gonna drink!" I laughed and informed her I just wanted a "virgin" pina colada. She didn't have a blender, so I settled for a "virgin" fruity drink. It was very tasty and Bill had a Midori sour. I ended up having 2 drinks and him 1 and the bill was $8.00 Wow...I thought that was pretty cheap for Miami! Then we headed up to the room...I fell asleep....Bill watched a movie.
The Second Day-
The next morning it was pretty overcast and windy, but still about 73 degrees. We had breakfast at the hotel (it was FREE....bagels, toast, english muffins, oatmeal, hard boiled eggs, cheese, cereal, pound cake, coffee and hot chocolate) After breakfast we sat by the pool for a bit and then went for a drive. Later that afternoon we went to Ceriones! I had Chicken Francaise and Bill had Chicken Parmesan and a glass of Ruffino Aziano Chianti Classico. He got pretty tipsy off one glass too....it was funny I can only imagine how I will be once I have the baby! Later that night we ordered pizza from across the street and Bill went to get it.
The Third Day-
The next Morning we got up, ate breakfast and then went down to the beach. It was a gorgeous day....sunny but had a breeze (about 80 degrees). Bill played in the ocean and I laid on the towel and picked up shells. I am happy to say....I put on a bathing suit (thanks to my friend Steph!) and no one tried to harpoon me! We then went to the pool and swam and laid in the sun for a bit. We went back to room, took showers and relaxed. We walked across the street later and had pizza again :P Can you see a trend here?? We like to eat! Later that night we decided to get dressed up and go to dinner. I was leary about eating Cuban food. I had never eaten it before, but decided to try it! We ate at Izzy's Cubi Thai. I had Camarones al Ajillo (Shrimp sauteed in olive oil and white wine-mmmmm yummm) Arroz Moro (Black rice-very tasty...I plan on making at home some time) Platanos Maduros (Sweet Plantains-better than I thought....yummm) and Tostones (Fried green plantains-not my favorite.....kinda dry and no flavor) Now Bill had Vaca Frita (Marinated shredded beef, fried then topped with grilled onions-was tasty) Arroz Moro (Black rice) Papitas Fritas (French Fries-original huh?) and Yuca (Boiled Cassava with Mojo Sauce-kind of like a potato...tasty) Cubans use alot of ONIONS! Overall we had a very nice time! I would definitely go to a Cuban restaurant again. I am glad we tried it!
The last day-
We got up in the AM, had breakfast and came back up to the room and get our stuff to leave. Well the baby decided it didn't care for what I had eaten for breakfast and made me dispose of it. After winding thru back streets (that had construction-fun fun) to get to the car rental return, we finally got to the airport about 8:30am (our flight left at 10:00am) We got on the plane and started to taxi and then returned to the gate. The Pilot announced that there was an mechanical and they would have someone look at it, do some paperwork and be on our way. Well....thats not exactly what happened! We sat on the plane for 2 hours, then they informed that we could get off if we wanted to. Well since my tummy was empty....I thought we better get off or I was going to be crankier than usual. We got some pizza and when we returned to the gate, they told us we needed to go and pick up our stuff from baggage and go to the ticket counter to see if they could get us on another carrier. Bill waited for bag and I went to the counter. We found out that American had 2 of the parts we needed but wouldn't give them up. I would of like to punch whoever in the face that wouldn't give them up! LOL While in the ticket line I met the rudest Security JERK in the world! We were standing in the corridor....fine.....I moved back and he kept yelling at another lady and I. Well then a guy from the airline tried to move the line and 5 people cut in front of me because the JERK was still yelling at me. Well I got him back when he was yelling at the airline guy and someone tried to get by him in the corridor. I tapped him on the shoulder 3 times before he turned around and said he was "Busy!" I informed him he needed to move....he was in the corridor. Everyone thought it was funny, but him. We didn't see him again that afternoon. We were in line for a few hours and they didn't have any other airline to send us on-not surprised. So they decided to use the plane that came in that night from Seattle and just return us all on that. Now I do have to say......I was not a happy camper, but there was other people on the flight I felt sorry for. There was an older Gentleman and a younger lady with a 10 week old baby, 2 small dogs and 7 bags. Her hubby had come in and got her checked in and then left her. I informed Bill that if he ever put me in that situation....he would die a violent death! He said "you shouldn't pack that much!" Boys....you got to love em! There were 2 cats on the flight and also a African Grey Parrot. Its owners were and older couple and the lady must of been to Joan Rivers Plastic Surgeon. She had a permanent smile....lol plus she was eating a sandwich and then would give the bird a bite and than eat a bite and so on. It was crazy! Alaska gave us $32 in food vouchers and we went and ate at Chilis. We tried to sleep, but you all know how ard that is. Finally our flight left around 11pm. They gave free alcohol (what the hell good is that for me! I wanted vouchers damnit! LOL) and movie players. We got into Seattle about 3:15am. We tried to sleep in a kids area and our flight left at 6:45am for home! UGHHHHHHHHHHHH! We finally got home at 9am and it was freaking freezing (temp was in the 20's) I am surprised our bodies didn't go into shock! I called my Mom on the way home and had her turn on our electric blanket.....we came home and passed out!
First Night-
Now we stayed in a Hotel that was for Airline Crew Members only....the Sherry Frontenac! It was an older hotel, right on the beach and clean. I was happy. We checked in, put our stuff in our room and came down to the little bar by the lobby. I was happy there was no smoking! The bartender came over and put a napkin down for the both of us and said " I don't mean to babysit you, but are you gonna drink!" I laughed and informed her I just wanted a "virgin" pina colada. She didn't have a blender, so I settled for a "virgin" fruity drink. It was very tasty and Bill had a Midori sour. I ended up having 2 drinks and him 1 and the bill was $8.00 Wow...I thought that was pretty cheap for Miami! Then we headed up to the room...I fell asleep....Bill watched a movie.
The Second Day-
The next morning it was pretty overcast and windy, but still about 73 degrees. We had breakfast at the hotel (it was FREE....bagels, toast, english muffins, oatmeal, hard boiled eggs, cheese, cereal, pound cake, coffee and hot chocolate) After breakfast we sat by the pool for a bit and then went for a drive. Later that afternoon we went to Ceriones! I had Chicken Francaise and Bill had Chicken Parmesan and a glass of Ruffino Aziano Chianti Classico. He got pretty tipsy off one glass too....it was funny I can only imagine how I will be once I have the baby! Later that night we ordered pizza from across the street and Bill went to get it.
The Third Day-
The next Morning we got up, ate breakfast and then went down to the beach. It was a gorgeous day....sunny but had a breeze (about 80 degrees). Bill played in the ocean and I laid on the towel and picked up shells. I am happy to say....I put on a bathing suit (thanks to my friend Steph!) and no one tried to harpoon me! We then went to the pool and swam and laid in the sun for a bit. We went back to room, took showers and relaxed. We walked across the street later and had pizza again :P Can you see a trend here?? We like to eat! Later that night we decided to get dressed up and go to dinner. I was leary about eating Cuban food. I had never eaten it before, but decided to try it! We ate at Izzy's Cubi Thai. I had Camarones al Ajillo (Shrimp sauteed in olive oil and white wine-mmmmm yummm) Arroz Moro (Black rice-very tasty...I plan on making at home some time) Platanos Maduros (Sweet Plantains-better than I thought....yummm) and Tostones (Fried green plantains-not my favorite.....kinda dry and no flavor) Now Bill had Vaca Frita (Marinated shredded beef, fried then topped with grilled onions-was tasty) Arroz Moro (Black rice) Papitas Fritas (French Fries-original huh?) and Yuca (Boiled Cassava with Mojo Sauce-kind of like a potato...tasty) Cubans use alot of ONIONS! Overall we had a very nice time! I would definitely go to a Cuban restaurant again. I am glad we tried it!
The last day-
We got up in the AM, had breakfast and came back up to the room and get our stuff to leave. Well the baby decided it didn't care for what I had eaten for breakfast and made me dispose of it. After winding thru back streets (that had construction-fun fun) to get to the car rental return, we finally got to the airport about 8:30am (our flight left at 10:00am) We got on the plane and started to taxi and then returned to the gate. The Pilot announced that there was an mechanical and they would have someone look at it, do some paperwork and be on our way. Well....thats not exactly what happened! We sat on the plane for 2 hours, then they informed that we could get off if we wanted to. Well since my tummy was empty....I thought we better get off or I was going to be crankier than usual. We got some pizza and when we returned to the gate, they told us we needed to go and pick up our stuff from baggage and go to the ticket counter to see if they could get us on another carrier. Bill waited for bag and I went to the counter. We found out that American had 2 of the parts we needed but wouldn't give them up. I would of like to punch whoever in the face that wouldn't give them up! LOL While in the ticket line I met the rudest Security JERK in the world! We were standing in the corridor....fine.....I moved back and he kept yelling at another lady and I. Well then a guy from the airline tried to move the line and 5 people cut in front of me because the JERK was still yelling at me. Well I got him back when he was yelling at the airline guy and someone tried to get by him in the corridor. I tapped him on the shoulder 3 times before he turned around and said he was "Busy!" I informed him he needed to move....he was in the corridor. Everyone thought it was funny, but him. We didn't see him again that afternoon. We were in line for a few hours and they didn't have any other airline to send us on-not surprised. So they decided to use the plane that came in that night from Seattle and just return us all on that. Now I do have to say......I was not a happy camper, but there was other people on the flight I felt sorry for. There was an older Gentleman and a younger lady with a 10 week old baby, 2 small dogs and 7 bags. Her hubby had come in and got her checked in and then left her. I informed Bill that if he ever put me in that situation....he would die a violent death! He said "you shouldn't pack that much!" Boys....you got to love em! There were 2 cats on the flight and also a African Grey Parrot. Its owners were and older couple and the lady must of been to Joan Rivers Plastic Surgeon. She had a permanent smile....lol plus she was eating a sandwich and then would give the bird a bite and than eat a bite and so on. It was crazy! Alaska gave us $32 in food vouchers and we went and ate at Chilis. We tried to sleep, but you all know how ard that is. Finally our flight left around 11pm. They gave free alcohol (what the hell good is that for me! I wanted vouchers damnit! LOL) and movie players. We got into Seattle about 3:15am. We tried to sleep in a kids area and our flight left at 6:45am for home! UGHHHHHHHHHHHH! We finally got home at 9am and it was freaking freezing (temp was in the 20's) I am surprised our bodies didn't go into shock! I called my Mom on the way home and had her turn on our electric blanket.....we came home and passed out!
