I can’t believe that Christmas is over, and 2006 is winding down.\u00a0 It has been the most memorable year for family and friends- lots of new babies, new job, Maui, engagements, retirements, milestone birthdays, etc.<\/p>\n
It’s been awhile since the last blog entry, and so I’ll break things down into chapters instead of one big entry.<\/p>\n
The big thing is that we packed everyone up and had a family vacation in Maui- Ka’anapali and Kihei.\u00a0 We were apprehensive at the thought of travelling with e being just shy of 4 months… but until she’s 2 years old, she flies for free.\u00a0 Plus we had Uncle Henry and Aunt Doreen (UH\/AD) on our flight to give us a hand, and some potential baby sitters in Maui.<\/p>\n
We were to leave Dec 15th at 7am to catch a 10am flt with Harmony.\u00a0 The night before, we were madly packing and trying to get all the logistics\u00a0sorted out.\u00a0 In the end we managed to get to bed just after midnight… just in time for the biggest storm we’ve ever seen roll in.\u00a0 First the wind- our windows are double paned and framed by plastic, glue, and compression fitted rubber seals.\u00a0 They generally stand up well to the elements, but that night we felt the building vibrate when the winds were gusting.\u00a0 I could hear the window and frame\u00a0groan and creak as the wind whipped at it from the west- to the point where I was really concerned the windows were going to be blown right into the bedroom.\u00a0 Although the windows were fully closed, the blinds INSIDE the window would move everytime a blast of wind came roaring.\u00a0 The rain driven into the window sounded like someone was shooting an automatic BB gun.<\/p>\n
In the distance, we could see lightning- blue and red, but we couldn’t hear the thunder?!\u00a0<\/p>\n
About 3:30am, I hear a LOUD crash upstairs.\u00a0 I went up to take a look, and found our big deck chair flipped over and on top of our hatch.\u00a0 The top part was wedged in, so I couldn’t open the hatch to free it.<\/p>\n
6am rolls by, and we find that the power is out.\u00a0 Great.\u00a0 We still have to finish packing and get baby ready.\u00a0 We groped around in the dark and found our LED headlamps, flashlights, and lit some candles.\u00a0 Somehow we manage to get all our stuff together in time for our ride to the airport.\u00a0 We checked our flight, and\u00a0it was\u00a0still on time.\u00a0 The worst\u00a0was over.<\/p>\n
At the airport, we went to long term parking and took a shuttle in.\u00a0 The windows were fogged so we couldn’t see where our stop was, and the driver didn’t say anything and continued to Domestic Departures.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n
Ok, so we’ll unload and hoof it back all the way to US Departures… a good walk, but we were doing ok for time.\u00a0 Halfway there, E realizes that we left the base for our carseat on the shuttle.\u00a0 The carseat won’t work without the base.\u00a0 Argh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Think fast… ok, the radio is faster than me trying to run around to find the shuttle.\u00a0 So I run over to customer service and ask them to radio the shuttle.\u00a0 They can’t do that, so they had to call around to find out which company runs the shuttle service.\u00a0 After a few anxious moments, they found someone who could contact them.\u00a0 They then instruct me to go downstairs and meet the shuttle.<\/p>\n
Ok, I went down to the stop, waited a bit and the shuttle comes around.\u00a0 I talk to the driver, and he tells me that he dropped the seat off to the Long term parking kiosk.\u00a0 Hop in and he’ll give me a lift.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So here we go back out to Long term parking.\u00a0 We can’t leave without the base, and E can’t check-in without me.\u00a0 I check the time, and we’re getting near 9am.<\/p>\n
We get to the kiosk, and the attendant there informs the driver that the base is on another bus, and they don’t know which one.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude10<\/p>\n
At this point, I’m trying to goto my happy place.<\/p>\n
The driver then gets on the Radio “This is 1, looking for 4…”\u00a0 “This is 1, looking for 9…” “Does anyone see Mike…”\u00a0 “Is his radio working”<\/p>\n
Time is now accelerating as we’re getting close to our departure time.\u00a0 After an eternity of trying to raise the shuttle, the other driver responds that he’s at Domestic.\u00a0 My driver tells him to hold and he’ll meet him.\u00a0 We race off to Domestic where indeed, the driver and carseat base\u00a0is there.\u00a0 Whew!\u00a0 I shake his hand and thank him for all his help.\u00a0 I then realize I’m back at Domestic and need to run all the way back to US Dep with a carseat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I get there, we check in, go through security, and found out that we were pretty damn close to missing the flight.\u00a0 The staff at check-in were getting panicky that I wasn’t there on time, and would miss the flight.\u00a0 In the end, we made it to the gate and got on the flight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guy next to us was nice enough to move seats so E, e, and I could have a row to ourselves.\u00a0 I think he also wasn’t thrilled about being next to an infant, but hey it worked out for everyone…<\/p>\n
Next chapter- Winter to summer in 5 hours.<\/p>\n
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