April 22, Wednesday, was an exciting day. We got on the air plane in Spokane Washington, at 1 pm (Pacific time) and headed to Orlando Florida. The plane was full, everybody going some place. We were heading to Salt Lake City as our first leg of our trip. Our flight was on time and we rolled into SLC with no problems what so ever. An hour later we were back on a packed plane heading for our final leg of our trip Orlando. No we were not going to Disney World. We were going to the Orlando Temple for our first grandchild, Anyse's, wedding.
We arrived at the Orlando International Airport on time 11:05pm (Eastern Time). We went down to get our luggage and pick up our rental car. Getting the rental car took us about 45 minutes. It's now a little after 12am. I had downloaded direction to our motel before we left. So I thought. The address I had for our hotel was University Blvd...so I thought...So off we go to find University Blvd and The Holiday Inn...We pay our tolls for their wonderful roads... and finally find University...We follow the directions and the Holiday Inn was to be on our left....Guess what!...No Holiday Inn...we then went up and down University Blvd stopping at difference locations asking different people and they had no idea where the Holiday Inn was located...finally at about 1:30am I called the Hotel...and found our we were on the wrong road...they were on Univeral Blvd...which happened to be 45 miles back the other way (back by the air port) so off we go again..and yes, more money out for tolls...Got off on Univeral Blvd and when up and down the street trying again to find the hotel...by 3am we finally pulled into the parking lot of the Hotel...Now we get all of our stuff out of the car and I head up to the room while Paul is tring to find a parking spot...(hard to come by) I go back down stairs to find him and we get on the elevator low and behold the door closes and we are stuck on the elevator. It wouldn't go up and it wouldn't go down..and the door wouldn't open...it was hot and humid (for us) I used the phone in the elevator and called management and they had to get us out...(I recommend they put a fan in the elevator). By now it's about 3:30am...(lucky for us we were still on Pacific time..it felt like midnight)..From there on, the trip was outstanding...We slept in the next morning (Thursday) and then drove around and got our bearings, found the temple, and how to get back to the air port, etc. Everyone else was coming in Friday afternoon, so it gave us a little time to continue looking around. We all met up a little before we needed to be at the temple...
The endowment session was wonderful...Had a slow start because Anyse's other grandparents flight didn't get in until 6pm and the session was at 7 and it took them about an hour to get to the temple..anyway it was a good session.
After the endowment session we took the Laws to dinner to celebrate Anyse's 21st birthday (April 24th)...it's late getting close to midnight...we had a nice time...went to Denney's and we all sang Happy Birthday to Anyse and there was a table behind us that had about 15 many 20 people and they were from Brazil and they sand Happy Birthday in Portuguese. Which was fun to hear...Damon served his mission in Brazil and of course was able to understand the language.
Next day the big day...got up early and off to the temple...It was so special to sit in the sealing room with Becky, Paul, Anyse, Damon, Hal and Carol, Rinnie, Eric, (my) Paul, and me...and listen to the sealing of Anyse and Damon for time and ALL eternity. My heart was so full of happiness...
After the temple we went up and down the street trying to find the restaurant where we were suppose to have lunch..took a little time but we finally got there...food was good...and then we went to the church book store and checked it out...then told Becky and family good-bye as they were leaving to go back to Georgia and finish getting ready for their move from Pensacola to St Marys, Georgia the following Wednesday...
We went back to the Hotel and rested and then packed getting ready to leave for home...(we had to be up at 3am so we could take the car back and check in by 5am)..All started out well...we got to the Air Port and drove around and around trying to get to the correct place to turn in our car...finally found that and got to the elevator got on the elevator...and you guessed it...this elevator won't move...I pushed the button more than once and we just sat there with the door open...finally I told Paul I was getting off and getting onto another elevator and when I stepped off the door shut and off when Paul...I just stood there in shock!! Now what...where did Paul go??? I flagged down a worker and he got on the elevator with me and we got it to work and down we went he got off on a different floor and I went to the bottom and when the door opened there was Paul...waiting for me... Boy if I see another elevator it will be too soon!!
We arrived home about 1pm Pacific Time...with no other mishaps....and all in all we still had a wonderful trip...lots of memories...
Footnote: the other thing that happened while we were there was Hal and Carol were staying with Carol's sister and her companion, and while we at the endowment session their apartment was broken into.
Pickled Beets with onions....can't wait for Thanksgiving...I used little button beets this year...I think I liked canning them better than the big ones...prettier in the jar too...
Nothing like having canned peaches for the winter time...
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