Random weeknight visit

We've been missing Kevin on the weekends because he's been out working on my car so much, so we decided to take advantage of the current situation and have some fun! I let Drake miss school (cringe) so we could hang out at the hotel and swim, order in pizza, catch up on random cable TV, and make Kevin's week a little more bearable. If we're paying for a room, we might as well use it!!! 

We love road trips!!! 

Made it to the hotel pool! 

And hot tub

The kids were so excited about this hide-a-bed. 

Kevin had to leave for work about 5:30, so we had breakfast at the hotel by ourselves. I must say that Holiday Inn express has the best free breakfast! Fresh made pancakes, yummy cinnamon rolls, tons of fruit, granola, boiled eggs, yogurt, hot chocolate, juices. The kids and I dig it. Especially Drake. 

We've stayed at this hotel in the past because Kevin worked on the Starbuck job with a guy whose wife is the manager and it's been great every time. There's a fridge, microwave, and dishwashing sink and dishes in the room. It makes it totally tolerable to hang out all day with two kiddos!! 

--I wrote that last sentence in the morning. By the end of the longest day ever, my tune has changed. We had a good morning, watching The Disney Channel, eating the remnants of breakfast, and a long trip to the pool while I worked (having kids old enough to play in the pool by themselves is glooooriius!!!!).  We walked to Pita Pit for lunch, and then that is when all hell broke loose. Back at the room, it was literally five hours of me reminding them to be quiet, and not to stomp and jump, and to keep hands (and all other body parts) to themselves. And not to destroy the other one's toys just for fun because you're bored. Kjersten. I was so worried about the people in the room under us, or on either side, and I spent the entire five hours stressed and grumpy, and working. In hindsight (where everything is obviously 20/20), we should have taken a time out and gone outside to run around for a little bit and blow off some steam, get a little tired and have some fresh air. 

I'll make myself do that next time, for all of our sake. Some days we have fun and some days just kinda suck. But, the point of going down there was to see Kevin and we got to eat dinner with him and him and the kids swam, while I enjoyed some peace and quiet packing the car. 

We're home now and not ready for the rest of the week, but that's how it goes when you randomly pick up and leave midweek!!