This is gonna be long but it will be an interesting read!
this is the short story!
The night before our trip, Henry and I spent the night at the in laws. DH has been on a business trip so he couldn't join us. We left at 2am with MIL and SIL since our flight left at 6am. On the way to the airport my SIL got sick many times (I think because my MIL drives like a crazy person). At one point she actually got on her hands and knees on the pavement because she didn't' have the strength to stand. That all made us late and we had less than an hr to get thru the airport. SIL had to be put in a wheelchair. Each of us had a suitcase near 50 lbs. I felt like a pack mule.
Connection in Detriot, then we got to Chicago to stay the night. We stayed at Ed's uncle's house. They have 3 kids so they had a crib set up for Henry. It was filthy! There was dried gum and candy on the railings. The matress had these weird stains. So I spent an hr cleaning the thing. I would have put him in bed with me, but I was given a twin bed and desperately needed some sleep. Next day, we head back to the airport. The flight was delayed an hour for maintenance, which means we would miss the connection. The Delta personal were horrible at helping us find another flight or help with the one we would miss (none available for another day and half!). Then the lady said she could refund our portion of the ticket if we wanted to try another airline. Go to Southwest and they want $1500 for 4 tickets just to CA! MIL bought all the new tickets. Went BACK to the Delta counter and it wasn't until then that they notice we purchased our tickets on Priceline and she couldn't give us a refund. WTH!!!!?? We handed her the paperwork with Priceline ALL over it and she didn't notice? So we decided we had to handle that call later.
Meanwhile thru all this traveling, my in laws were so disorganized! I was dealing with myself and Henry and STILL managed to be ahead of them. They lost so much stuff (a book, a hat) and had no idea what they were doing. They haven't flown in a few yrs so I can understand the confusion but they weren't listening to me when I tried explaining.
We waited in the airport for 5 hrs before getting on the next plane with a connection in AZ. Henry was so restless on that flight. We were tossing him around the four of us. He was just too tired to cry or sleep. Thankfully he slept great on me the hr flight from AZ to CA. With Delta we were suppose to go to Ontario which was 1/2 hr from the hotel. Instead we had to land in San Diego which was and hr and 1/2 away. Drove the bus to the car rental service, waited forever for a car (this was all at midnight, 3am MD time). Then to the hotel.
For the rest of the trip everyone just slept! Seriously, they slept, ate breakfast, nap, late lunch, early bed. Ed's grandma was on my last nerve the ENTIRE time. She had a TON of racist comments everyday about all the Latins that were there. MIL wouldn't leave SIL alone and let her just enjoy some time by herself. And then SIL was angry (I understood that) but then was rolling her eyes and sighing the whole dang trip!!!! Finally, 3 days after we got there, I took SIL and Henry to some outlet shopping to get the hell away.
The wedding was the next day. OMG the bride was beautiful! They got married in the winery that the groom's family owned. Totally not kid friendly, KWIM? Thankfully, Henry was quiet during the ceremony. When it was kiss the bride time, he let out this huge scream (almost like he was happy it was over haha). We stayed thru dinner, then MIL took Henry and I back to the hotel. Boy did I enjoy that time to myself!! Sunday, we FINALLY did some site seeing. Went to the San Diego Zoo (after trying and hr and 1/2 for parking!). Henry really enjoyed himself and took a shining to all the monkeys.
Monday, we left. Getting packed was horrible. MIL was running around worried about getting to the airport on time (we had plenty of time). She even tried to pack MY suitcase. I'm the type of person who needs to calm down and focus on what I'm doing. She was driving me crazy. Got to the airport, and more drama!! Instead of issuing roundtrip tickets, Priceline had given my in laws 2 one way tickets. And some how they were canceled! NEVER will I use Priceline again. So my tickets were fine, but I wasn't going to fly without them. Delta was much cooler in CA, and helped us get new tickets at no additional cost (thank gosh I had MY Priceline receipt). The flight we were suppose to be on was full so they actually said they would buy some people off just so we could be together. The supervisor even got our money back for the flight that we missed days before!
Connection in Utah, Henry was terrible on the ride to MD. Again, too tired. No toy, DVD, or snack could make him happy. Landed in MD and got the hell home! I had to stayed the night with my in laws again because it was 3am.
Now this is not with the trip but I was in tears. We are going to Disneyworld this November. And for the die hard Mouseketeers
you make dinner reservations 180 days before your trip to ensure you get everything you want. It's very important to call at 6am EST to do this. Ed and I agreed before my trip that he would call and do it. It was midnight his time, but I just couldn't handle one more thing. So at 6:30am my MIL is poking me because Ed is on the phone. He says he's on hold with Disney for another 45 minutes and he was tired. So here I am running on 3 hrs of sleep and what did he expect me to do??!! I said "well wait then" and he got mad, then hung up. MIL as nosy as she is tells me that Ed works too hard and he's on a trip and I expect too much from him. I looked right at her face and said I was NOT going to fell guilty about this and went back to bed. Of course I couldn't sleep. Got an email an hour later from him with all our reservations.
Ed always calls me on his lunch break (which is dinnertime for us). It was an hour later than usual so I called him and he was actually mad at me. I understand he was mad at Disney for holding, but why be mad at me. He said "I work 14 hr days and I'm exhausted" which I said "I've been working 24 hrs a day for almost 3 weeks since he's been gone. And how dare you get angry with me when we had an agreement." Nothing was really resolved. I went to bed crying. Still at LEAST a week until he comes home. Then he's off for Army training for 2 weeks.
Here are my pictures. I could post more but this is really alot.
At the airport and on the planes
In Chicago
With Ed's grandma
Jet lag
Site seeing
There was a few boys at the hotel
He loved the curtains in our room
Swimming with MIL
the Wedding
San Diego Zoo
Waiting for me by my stroller!
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Man oh man, I got tired just reading all that you went through! Haha. That bride was beautiful (and I love the setting!).
I love happy baby's 
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