Summer Vacation Begins! ~ Friday, June 26, 2009

I took Scott to work today after his lunch break so we could hit the road as soon as he got off work at 5:30. We were all so excited to leave. We had been marking off the calendar with Ryan for 15 days leading up to our vacation. Ryan was plum giddy. We drove until about 12:30am until we reached Adel, Ga, just outside of Valdosta. We didn't have a reservation because we didn't know exactly where we would end up. We were so tired at this point and Aiden was screaming because he was tired of being in his car seat. I seem to remember Ryan being a better traveler at that age. We pulled into a Super 8 just hoping to get a cheap stay, but they were all booked up, so we had to drive down the way. I was actually glad because it looked like a dump. There was a Hampton Inn and I called the number on the GPS and they said they had room available for $79. I said "we'll be there shortly." I was so glad because Hampton's are usually at least $100 a night so I was more than willing to take it. When we got there the clerk said that the phone number was wrong on the GPS and we actually spoke to the Hampton in Albany, Ga and the rooms here would be $99 a night. But, my smooth talking husband worked his magic and got the room for $79. Woo hoo! We got a room there and it was like heaven. The beds were so comfortable. The room was clean and we got a good night's rest. We hit the road the next morning after a great hotel breakfast about 9:45am to finish our drive into St. Augustine. Again, with butterflies in our stomach.