I've been home for 5 days & feel I owe a trip report to my fellow boardies. Don't get yor expectations very high, as it has been years since I have written one and no way can I write like some of our well known boardies! Bear with me, as I am a gremlin and may have some technical difficulties... I used to post aka TL, but being a gremlin, I couldn't remember my password, blah blah blah, so we'll just settle with NRV. Hopefully I will be able to post some pics, as I took a whole bunch!
I planned a family Christmas vacation to Negril last April after my Mom passed away. I knew I would not be able to handle the holiday without her. So, my husband gave me the green light to push the button. I booked Rooms Negril for 12/20 - 12/27. Really wanted to stay at Rondel Village, but it was not available. Later in the summer, I found out that Rondel was available, so I changed hotels. Booking this vacation gave me something to look forward to and helped with my sadness. Thank goodness that I booked a vacation, as I lost my aunt in Sept and then my sister the day after Thanksgiving. I needed Jamaica really bad.....The days between Thanksgiving and the day before we left were very hard to say the least. I truly wasn't excited about going until I started to pack. My spirit was broken, I was broken.
Wednesday Dec. 18th - go time! Packed and ready to go to Charlotte. My husband had actully packed days before, not last minute! We get to Charlottle early & kill some time by shopping. Bought a cool little speaker from Brookstone that you can hook up to your iPhone or iPod to boost the sound - pretty good for $35 and very compact. Checked into the hotel for the park & fly. Went back out shopping, as my husband realized he forgot his Nike's ( you got to be kidding me). Got back to the hotel around 10:00. Ready to go to bed - NOT! Excitement is settling in. Couldn't sleep Tues - too worried. Listened to my new little speaker all night! Jump in the shower at 6:00 am and catch the 7:15 shuttle to the airport. Breeze thru the airport and get to our gate and wait for our daughter's plane to arrive from Richmond. In no time she arrives and they are calling for our flight to board. We need a picture....here she goes with the pictures (husband & daughter make fun of me all of the time).