Over the weekend we went to Miami for Charlie's high school reunion. None of the friends that he actually keeps in touch with were there, but that's not such a bad thing because he was able to talk to some old classmates that he hadn't seen since he graduated or since the last reunion. Overall I think he had a good time.
On Saturday we helped a friend celebrate her birthday and went to Monty's, a fun restaurant with outdoor seating in Coconut Grove. We sat outside and despite the rain (don't worry, out seats were covered), had fun dancing to the music and chasing the kids around. Afterwards we went back to their house and had cake. What more could you ask for?
Our good luck did not continue on Sunday and mirrored a b-rate stoner film (to be honest I never actually saw the movie but the title says enough). First our flight was delayed. In the beginning it was just 30 minutes, then an hour, and in the end it was about four hours. Luckily for us the kids were amazing and even though Amanda once again chose to stay awake the entire flight and didn't fall hard asleep until the plane was about to hit the ground they all behaved very well in the airport and on the plane. It could be because we bribed them with lots of candy, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
Of course it only got worse from there. When we parked at the Parking Spot off-airport parking on Friday, they didn't have any spots so we opted for their valet service. When you do valet, they have you park all in a line down one of the rows, and as people leave and their spots fill up they repark the cars until your car gets to the front and gets a space. When you come back from your trip they give you your keys and take you to that space. At least that's how it's supposed to work.
Unfortunately for us, they lost our keys and therefore, our car. They looked for quite awhile and Charlie even went it to see if he could find them but no luck. At this point it was about 11p, they had no idea where our car was and we were all exhausted. So we told them they needed to drive us home so we could get the spare set and get our kids in bed. I think we may be the only people in the history of the Parking Spot that actually got delivered right to their door.
Charlie went back with the driver and luckily they did find our car but still have no idea where our keys are. Although I am more than thankful to have the car back, of course who would really want to steal our beater of a minivan (or any minivan for that matter) in the first place, it is a major bummer to not have the key fob that unlocks and opens the doors.
It's not that I can't unlock the doors, it just takes away the whole point of having a minivan. The kids can't get the doors open themselves. Also, we've had that car for almost eight years and I just realized today that you cannot unlock the doors from the passenger side because there is no hole to put the key in. What?
So, we're safe, the car is safe, the Parking Spot was extremely apologetic and compensated us nicely and told us they would refund us for a new key and key fob. However, we have a lot of traveling still to do this summer and if our travel luck continues we may need to rethink our schedule.
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