An Extended Vacation

On Saturday morning I woke up sicker than I had been the whole trip.  I had been fighting a cold for over a month and it finally nailed me big time.  I was not looking forward to the flight home… but none the less… we packed up our belongings and headed to the airport.  It was hard to say goodbye to Doug and Lora but we knew that we would see them again.  

Taking a picture of the flowers Doug bought for me... I already ate the chocolate..!

Lora waving goodbye from the house...

As we were waiting in line at the airport we started hearing a rumor about a couple of the flights being cancelled.  I quickly looked online and it said that our flight was still on time… unfortunately that was not the case.  We don’t know why we were never contacted about the cancellation.  The lady behind the counter was tried very hard to get us on a flight home but there was absolutely nothing going into Seattle until Wednesday… five days later.  She said she could get us closer but since the flight was cancelled due to “weather” they would not pay any hotel or food expenses.  We opted for the only option we really had… call up Doug and head back to his house for another couple days. 

Although it was frustrating at first… and I didn't want to have to use up my sick days… it was also a blessing to have these extra days in Florida.  Besides, I really was sick and it forced me to take time off work and relax.  Most of the time Matthew and I rested.  Unfortunately his kidney stones were acting up so he was in a lot of pain.  We did get out for another adventure to the beach and had some great conversations with Doug and Lora at the house throughout the day.  

Storm at the beach... 

We only stayed for a short time... 

A few things I love... the beach and Matthew

Matthew posing between the couple... 

Doug, Matthew, Lora and Me

Sick in bed... 

Good thing I had my kindle... 

We finally made it home on Wednesday evening after a long day of traveling.  Matthew had a hard time at the airport with his anxiety and I was sicker than a dog which made fun day of traveling for the both of us.   We were thankful for the fact that we made it out of Denver even though they had to de-ice the plane before we could take off.  

Beautiful view from the airplane

Love the snow... 

Flying home... 

Of course, after taking three days off of work I had to go into work the next morning.  I didn't make it through the whole day before my co-workers decided that I needed to go see the doctor.  I found out I had a sinus infection and bronchitis which is why I had been so sick for so long.  So, now I get to take 14 days of antibiotics.