Free internet

I have free internet in my room as part of some new promotional thing. Yea!

2:30 am central went to bed
3:00 am fell asleep
4:30 am woke up
5:30 am left house
5:45 am checked in for flight
6:00 am bought a snickers and a water
6:05 am bought some Burger King french toast sticks
6:15 am boarded flight 15 minutes late
6:17 am ate two french toast sticks, but tiredness killed my appetite
6:20 am decided I had the whole row to myself, stacked up some blankets, put my neck pillow down, and attempted to sleep
6:50 am decided that this was by far the longest, most meandering taxi to take off I had ever experienced at DFW, and believe me, they can get long there
7:00 am took off 30 minutes late.
8:20 am landed thirty minutes late.
8:30 am still waiting for gate
8:45 deplaned in Memphis
9:00 am bought strawberry Nutri Grain bar and a Dr. Pepper
9:20 am flight crew announces at gate that we will have a person with severe peanut allergies on board and can we all refrain from eating peanut products.
9:21 am count my blessings for buying the Nutri grain bar even though i don't really like them, as the Snickers is now off limits
9:35 am boarded flight in Memphis
9:40 am teen girl comes and sits in my window seat (I am on aisle, one seat inbetween)
9:41 am her littel brothers/cousins/whatever file into the row behind me. their numerous relatives file in behind and beside them.
9:42 am 3-4 year old boy behind me starts Kung Fuing the back of my chair.
9:43 am i realize his legs are the perfect length to keep this up the whole flight, but i am hoping he will tire of it
9:50 am realize I was overly optimistic
9:55 am realize his mother, who is across the aisle, will never say anything to him about this behavior
10:45 am put away the monkey sock, get out the enya CD and my neck pillow, and try to bliss out
11:00 am or thereabouts get yanked back from the brink of sleep by abrubt punch to my lower back. Followed by yanking and slamming of the tray table attached behind my back.
11:10 am or thereabouts yanked back from the brink again
11:11 am change to middle seat next to teenage girl, who at least reprimands her younger relative for trying to put his feet on the armrest between us where my elbow happens to be
11:15 am realize older brother isn't much of an improvement
11:17 am contemplate giving the mother a piece of my mind
11:30 am yanked back again s boy behind me needs to use restroom and apparently needs to breakdance his way out of his seat
11:40 am try to control murderous thoughts as I contemplate options
11:42 am briefly contemplate an over the seat negotiation with older brother and a ten dollar bill to LEAVE MY SEAT THE HELL ALONE!
11:45 am realize mom and rather tough looking dads or uncles may not appreciate the offer..and besides, that would take effort and I am still trying to achieve sleep
11:46 am remember I only have 20's and ones and maybe $20 is too much of a reward for bad behavior
11:47 am remind myself after another rousing punch that it isn't the kids' faults. The kids are being kids. It's the mother across the aisle who isn't being a mother and at least attempting to tech airplane manners.
12:00 pm give up on sleep and get out the monkey sock, grateful I turned the heel yesterday and wasn't trying to do it today
12:30 pm Eastern land in Orlando.
12:35 pm as I try to have a serious and quiet conversation with DH about a work situation, the guy behind me in the aisle, "Chris", starts yelling conversationally to "Matt" on the cell phone...right by my ear.
12:45ish make it to baggage claim, see tracey and her kids approaching
1:00ish laugh with tracey as we try to get out of the new express parking lot.
1:02ish still waiting on a verdict from the mysterious intercom on whether we can get out the gate
1:04ish the gate magically opens
1-6ish eat lunch with tracey and the kids, do a mall lap that involves a fruit consultation (discussion and enlightenment about the new Nano at the Apple store..Tracey is a technophile...I a a technoneanderthal)
6-7ish check into my hotel room at the Contemporary resort, find the free internet, check in on scrapping board and answer e-mail
7:50 pm find my seat in the scrapping hall and get set up
8-9:00 pm do a double page spread and start to doze off while journalling
9:00 pm go in search of food
9:20 pm find food concourse
9:23 pm ask about take-out at Chef Mickey's buffet, astonishingly find out it is not allowed
9:25 pm ask about take-out at the steakhouse next door...get same anser
9:27 pm ask about it at the bar. get a yes.
9:28 pm do a mental happy dance as i contemplate my four choices of appetizers
9:29 pm order warm spinach and artichoke dip with crab (and chips)
9:45 pm get food, along with real silverware and a cloth napkin to take to my room
10:00 pm complete hike to room
10-11:45 pm check e-mail, check the scrappingn board, eat, blog, realize my typos are getting out of control, and get ready to pass out cuz my friends will be here around 9am....