The files that I sent to my printer did not come through, which meant if I didn't go in, there were going to be major complication with my magazine. This is the first time this has ever happened, so I went in to fix the problem. I didn't mind -- I've stated before I love my job -- but I should have known that this would only be the beginning of a disastrous day.
I cleaned the house and we all prepared for our journey to the happiest place on Earth. The kids were super excited. I was glad to be going, but to be honest I'm not a fan of hotels and knew I would miss my comfy bed.
We hired a van service to pick us up. It's less hassle than driving into Boston and cheaper and safer than parking at the airport. When I say safer, I mean safer for the car. We have never had an issue with parking there, but friends have come back to damage. We shared the van with a woman who kept taking off her sneakers and talking about her political stances. Neither were particularly pleasant to me. There was a lot of traffic on the way to Logan, typical for that time of day, but Brian worried that we would be cutting our flight close. When we got out of the van, we rushed to Jet Blue and got our boarding passes, got through security and grabbed lunch at Johhny Rockets in the terminal.
Like all the airport restaurants, this place is small and crowded. It is also a little pricy. But the food was pretty good and it came quickly. The burgers were really good and the onion rings were crunchy and had good flavor. If you get stuck at the Jet Blue Terminal at Logan International Airport and your hungry, this is a decent option.
It was then that we discovered the first plane delay. It was an hour so we didn't think too much of it. We slowed our dinner and headed to gate. Brian called the transportation service to let them know we would be late.
I walked over to departures and saw the second delay --we wouldn't be leaving until 10:30 pm! Brian called the transportation service again and got the rudest person. They refused to pick us up because we were getting in too late. In addition, they did not offer us any names or contacts to us to find a service that we could contact. This company stranded us at the airport with two children in a strange city with no way of getting to our hotel. I STRONGLY recommend that you NEVER use this service.
We arrived in Orlando at 2:30 am and at our hotel at 3:30 pm after a $70 cab bill. Brian plans on getting to the Magic Kingdom by 9 am. We'll see!
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