First, I'd better cover how Aurora did on the flights. I'd purchased a single seat and was planning on carrying her on my lap, but the flights weren't full and we were given two seats both ways. It was great - I was able to carry her car seat onto the plane and spread out a bit. When we took off, she definitely got a worried look on her face, but quickly fell asleep and slept for about half the flight. When she was awake, she just smiled at the other passengers and flight attendants and made silly faces and noises. Other passengers kept commenting on what a good baby she was.
My parents live in Hollywood, FL, and have a big golden retriever named Joey. He was way too excited to contain himself when we first arrived Saturday night, and after a few minutes of his shenanigans, Aurora actually shouted out a cry as if to say "back off doggy, I need some space!" On Sunday, once Joey had calmed down and Aurora was used to her surroundings, they started interacting. By Monday they were best buds. Aurora has NEVER laughed as hard as when I tried to sit her on his back! Tuesday afternoon, she was busting out laughing every time she saw him, and when he'd put his face close to hers she'd reach out and grab his snout. Once she actually pulled his nose into her mouth! He just wagged and loved it. For an over excitable dog, he sure is a sweetie.
While playing with Joey was fun, and hanging out with my parents was great, the highlight for me was bringing Aurora to visit my Grandpa & Grandma in Miami. Aurora and her great-grandpa just loved each other, and it was so sweet seeing them interact. It was a short visit, but just perfect.
Of course, my parents really enjoyed having little Aurora around, and we had so much fun taking walks and going to the beach.
Rora was her usual cute sweet perfect little self, and there wasn't much on the itinerary so we just hung out. Mom made us food and washed dishes (such a luxury for me!), and Aurora ate and took naps without any scheduling. What a relaxing get-away.
I have to give a quick shout out to JetBlue. Not only were their prices great, but everybody was friendly, the seats were comfy, and they gave us lots of snacks. When I missed my return flight (seriously) they didn't even charge me to fly out the next day. That's right folks, we spent an extra day in FL because we looked at the return flight wrong and thought the plane was leaving at 6:05pm, when that was really the arrival time in TX!!! I know Chuck was ready for us to come home, but I appreciated having one more day without having to pay for anything, talk to any contractors, or do any chores. Thanks Mom & Dad!Click here for more photos
5 comments:
Sounds like you had a nice relaxing vacation. I LOVE Jetblue! Thats the only airline I will fly when we go back east.
Sounds like a great trip--just what was needed. Great pictures. You were so lucky to get a flight the next day and not be charged extra. Jet Blue is good but unfortunately doesn't fly everywhere. There's only one nonstop flight to Costa Rica and that's with US Air, which we booked.
Looking forward to seeing Chuck this week end. Nancy
I loved having Aurora visit me and I want her to come back soon!
Glad you both had a great time visiting Florida, and to see Aurora enjoying friendship with a special dog. I guess that means she is both a dog and a cat person. YEAH! Hope she likes ducks & birds, too.
Yes, you were lucky that Jet Blue didn't charge you extra $$$$ for missing your flight.
Cheezhead Robin
so glad you had a good trip! Is that "the" Joey who commented and said he liked having Rora visit?! Wow, that is one smart dog :)
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