We made it to Orlando! My children had so much fun today. It made flying a little bit fun for me, just to watch their excitement. Orlando is having really bad storms right now, and we had to descend through some pretty rough winds, so it was a little bumpy. The flight attendants weren't even able to come through and take trash or anything. As we're shaking all around in the air and I'm holding on to my armrest for dear life and trying to smile for the kids while screaming inside, Bailey says, "Awesome! I want to go through the bumpy part again!" You have to love the complete lack of awareness of her own mortality. For now anyway.

Because of the lightening, they had to stop getting luggage, so it took almost an hour for us to get their bag. But by then we were with MiMi and Poppa G, so it didn't matter. After a delicious dinner at Bennigans (why don't we have this restaurant in Nashville anymore!?) they brought me to my hotel. Now they are on their way to a fun-filled vacation at The Villages. Bailey cried a little bit when they left, which surprised me, but she quickly got engrossed in her Game"girl" and was just fine.

So I'm going to try and get some sleep because the airport shuttle leaves at 5:40 a.m. On a happy note, that's p.m in Thailand. :)

It occurred to me that I've never ever stayed in a hotel room all by myself before. So add that to the list of things I've never done that I'm about to compile over the next two weeks.

One thing down. Bunches more to go. Thanks for praying, friends!