AuburnChick's Adventures

I took Friday off of work so the hubby and I could jump on a plane to visit our girl and her crew.

Guess whose bag was whose. Ahem.

I normally work half a day when we take afternoon flights so I don’t have to use as much personal leave, but I decided to give myself a break and take a whole day. It was nice to get ready at a leisurely pace. My favorite yoga pants and tank top from my summer wardrobe fit the bill perfectly.

We fly Southwest a lot because the fares tend to be manageable. I was surprised when we approached our gate and saw this.

That guy right there was a deejay, and he was playing music for those of us waiting at our gates.

I saw a couple of ladies at a different gate dancing.

When he queued up Cupid Shuffle, I couldn’t hold back any more. A gal sitting in a chair behind me said she’d go if I would. So we did, and we danced our little hearts out with a small crowd that grew as the song progressed.

It was an unexpected bit of fun that was sorely needed.

I was in the middle of dancing to another song when my group was called to line up to board.

Chicky picked us up from the airport. Traffic in south Florida is beastly. I cannot imagine ever moving back down there despite my babies being there. I love the slower pace and less crazy roads up here in Alabama.

The kids were in bed, but that’s usually the case when we take an afternoon flight.

We did see this.

South Florida homes are not built with fireplaces. My daughter’s house has a very long wall, so they decided to build their own faux fireplace. They’re at the mercy of a friend who’s been helping, so they won’t have it done for awhile.

Little J man heard us arrive. His mama was sweet to let him come out for quiet hugs before returning to bed. Be still my heart.

Saturday morning, we hit the ground running. J is doing soccer at the Y. They do a 30-minute practice followed by a 30-minute game. J freezes up around a lot of people, so he mostly wandered around. He did have one shining moment where he dribbled the ball down and tried to score. Chicky said that he opens up a little more every week.

Little Miss watched her big brother and the other kids. This girl does not stop moving.

She is very close to walking. I think she’s going to be climbing soon as well.

After soccer was over, we headed straight to a park for J’s third birthday party!

He loves all things with wheels and adores the Cars movies.

South Florida is hot, hot, hot most of the year. Saturday was brutal, so we were spent by the time we got back to Chicky’s house.

The kids went down for their naps after lunch, and we settled in to watch the Auburn/Oklahoma game on the new TV Chicky and her husband bought Labor Day weekend.

Don’t even get me started on the pass interference call the ref missed, costing us a touchdown as well as the illegal play Oklahoma made that resulted in their own TD. We were not happy. Auburn didn’t play its best, but when refs can’t get their acts together, it’s even tougher to turn things around.

When the kids woke up, J opened up his gifts. We bought him the cutest coffee machine. It makes the noises that a real machine makes. His parents have a fancy one, which he “helps” with regularly.

We enjoyed watching him use his imagination to create all kinds of coffee drinks with steamed milk.

Sissy was very interested as well.

Chicky’s in-laws live in town, so they came over and ate tacos with us that evening. We always enjoy their company. It’s so nice when you enjoy the other set of parents. It was a late night as we talked long into the evening.

Sunday morning, Chicky and I took the kids for a walk down the street to the small park that’s close by.

Little Miss is big enough to sit in the jeep with her brother. They had a fine time riding around in the field.

We attended church later in the morning and got the kids down for their naps after lunch.

Then, when they woke up, we met Chicky’s in-laws at a local eatery that has several restaurants inside.

I got a vegan pizza and this glass bottle of Coke – such a throwback!

There’s also a place that serves up the best ice cream. They usually have a couple of vegan options that are absolutely the best! This was some sort of vanilla upside down Oreo creation – perfection!

We met back up at Chicky’s house and spent the evening playing with the kiddos before they headed to bed.

We had another wonderful night of conversation before they left and we turned in.

I ordered an early Uber since we were flying out at 9. Our driver did the best job avoiding the traffic snafus. We tipped him well.

Here was the view outside the window after we got to our gate. It was so early!

The flight was short – hence why we fly instead of driving since it’s an all-day affair if we motor ourselves – and got home around 12:30. I’d taken off all of Monday as well. Recovering from travel takes longer as you get older.

Gambit had a new dog sitter. She did a great job, but he was overjoyed to see us.

As I type this, he’s snoring beside me in my chair while the Mr. is snoozling on the couch.

I pray that your weekend was filled with lots of laughter and that you have a good week, friends!

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