I told you in the last one I had to start packing… No time for a pre-TR. We’re leaving for the hotel at the airport today.
Buckle up buttercups. Punch it, Chewie!
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Trip Report Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things…
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I told you in the last one I had to start packing… No time for a pre-TR. We’re leaving for the hotel at the airport today.
Buckle up buttercups. Punch it, Chewie!
RememberWhen
Well-Known Member
This is my 4yo, exactly.
How about when I use her full name? Cherry Carrots Seashell Rhiannon Tally
(Hoping it gives you at least double the smile time because you deserve it.)
Tiki Traveler
Well-Known Member
You had me at Cherry Carrots!
We had a Beta named Kitty Scritty. Anyway…
glad to be here!
Sunday January 18th- Day 0 Continued
Lil BES considers the restaurant at IKEA to be her one of her all-time favorites. I mean they do have what every kid craves-a plate of smoked salmon and a side of peas.
Oh not every kid? Just my kid?
Sadly for lil BES we don’t leave near an IKEA but it is along our route to DTW. We stopped for dinner on our way to the airport hotel.
We got to the restaurant only to discover there were no plates of salmon.
I mean it was end of the day on a Sunday so I get it. But would lil BES?
Luckily she pivoted to the first of approximately 82637292 Mac and cheeses she ate on this trip. Plus peas.
DH got falafel meatballs and I got the vegetarian meatballs. Just calling them balls seems more correct but simultaneously more wrong.
No shade to Disney but one of the cheapest and most delicious meals of the trip. #lignonberrysauce
After dinner we did a bit of browsing. Lil BES is obsessed with looking at the fake food in the model fridges.
On our way out lil BES declared her tummy didn’t feel good.
We made a pitstop at Target for kid’s medicines for all possible tummy scenarios. Also for post-its and a few things DH decided he needed. (Mostly snacks).
Eventually we made it to the hotel at DTW. It always cracks me up to valet my regular car there amongst all of the fancy ones.
After a very slow check in process we were up in our “upgraded” room. We got a runaway view room which is cool but louder.
Also it was supposed to be a king bed but it definitely felt smaller.
Lil BES was feeling a bit better tummy-wise and I was hoping a good night’s sleep (next to a jet) would help.
Everyone was in bed at a decent time. I triple checked my alarm for the morning and peeked at the weather.
I was grateful to not have to wake up even earlier to drive. This time past BES did current time BES a solid in booking the airport hotel.
Don’t worry! Not foreshadowing about our hotel stay. One of lil BES’s hot jams due to Lilo and Stitch
Lil BES considers the restaurant at IKEA to be her one of her all-time favorites. I mean they do have what every kid craves-a plate of smoked salmon and a side of peas.
Oh not every kid? Just my kid?
Sadly for lil BES we don’t leave near an IKEA but it is along our route to DTW. We stopped for dinner on our way to the airport hotel.
We got to the restaurant only to discover there were no plates of salmon.
I mean it was end of the day on a Sunday so I get it. But would lil BES?
Luckily she pivoted to the first of approximately 82637292 Mac and cheeses she ate on this trip. Plus peas.
DH got falafel meatballs and I got the vegetarian meatballs. Just calling them balls seems more correct but simultaneously more wrong.
No shade to Disney but one of the cheapest and most delicious meals of the trip. #lignonberrysauce
After dinner we did a bit of browsing. Lil BES is obsessed with looking at the fake food in the model fridges.
On our way out lil BES declared her tummy didn’t feel good.
We made a pitstop at Target for kid’s medicines for all possible tummy scenarios. Also for post-its and a few things DH decided he needed. (Mostly snacks).
Eventually we made it to the hotel at DTW. It always cracks me up to valet my regular car there amongst all of the fancy ones.
After a very slow check in process we were up in our “upgraded” room. We got a runaway view room which is cool but louder.
Also it was supposed to be a king bed but it definitely felt smaller.
Lil BES was feeling a bit better tummy-wise and I was hoping a good night’s sleep (next to a jet) would help.
Everyone was in bed at a decent time. I triple checked my alarm for the morning and peeked at the weather.
I was grateful to not have to wake up even earlier to drive. This time past BES did current time BES a solid in booking the airport hotel.
Don’t worry! Not foreshadowing about our hotel stay. One of lil BES’s hot jams due to Lilo and Stitch
RememberWhen
Well-Known Member
I think our kids would be friends. DD4 would gladly join lil BES for a plate of lox, though she’d prefer mashed potatoes to peas. Gotta love ikea.
Monday January 19th Day 1
Lil BES didn’t sleep very well. Which means no one slept very well. Many demands for Kleenex, water and snuggles.
I was up at 5am. We let Lil BES sleep as long as possible. She was excited when we woke her but still not feeling 100%.
My goal was for us to leave our room at 530. Welp. That ended up being real close to 6am.
Leaving hotel, note the dress:
Luggage check-in was smooth. And per our usual experience at DTW the TSA pre check line was non-existent and the staff were a legit delight.
As our agent was screening us she looked at lil BES’s boarding pass and asked “Hey there pink dinosaur. What’s your name?”
Lil BES just scowled at her.
TSA lady: “Can I get a high five lil BES?”
Lil BES just stared. “No”
I apologized that she was still waking up.
“Oh me too girl!” the TSA lady chuckled and sent us on our way.
Next order of business was one lil BES wouldn’t forget no matter how tired she was. Her obligatory airport morning cake pop.
I mobile ordered the cake pop and box of horizon milk for lil BES and coffees for the adults.
They must have been out of the milk boxes…
Lil BES thought it was hilarious.
Lil BES is a pro on escalators now so we went up to the DTW internal tram and made it to the gate with plenty of time to spare.
We ate the power muffins lil BES insisted we made that weekend for this very occasion. Solid call lil BES.
Soon it was time to board.
Lil BES didn’t sleep very well. Which means no one slept very well. Many demands for Kleenex, water and snuggles.
I was up at 5am. We let Lil BES sleep as long as possible. She was excited when we woke her but still not feeling 100%.
My goal was for us to leave our room at 530. Welp. That ended up being real close to 6am.
Leaving hotel, note the dress:
Luggage check-in was smooth. And per our usual experience at DTW the TSA pre check line was non-existent and the staff were a legit delight.
As our agent was screening us she looked at lil BES’s boarding pass and asked “Hey there pink dinosaur. What’s your name?”
Lil BES just scowled at her.
TSA lady: “Can I get a high five lil BES?”
Lil BES just stared. “No”
I apologized that she was still waking up.
“Oh me too girl!” the TSA lady chuckled and sent us on our way.
Next order of business was one lil BES wouldn’t forget no matter how tired she was. Her obligatory airport morning cake pop.
I mobile ordered the cake pop and box of horizon milk for lil BES and coffees for the adults.
They must have been out of the milk boxes…
Lil BES thought it was hilarious.
Lil BES is a pro on escalators now so we went up to the DTW internal tram and made it to the gate with plenty of time to spare.
We ate the power muffins lil BES insisted we made that weekend for this very occasion. Solid call lil BES.
Soon it was time to board.
Zipadeelady
Well-Known Member
Sunday January 18th- Day 0 Continued
Lil BES considers the restaurant at IKEA to be her one of her all-time favorites. I mean they do have what every kid craves-a plate of smoked salmon and a side of peas.
Oh not every kid? Just my kid?
Sadly for lil BES we don’t leave near an IKEA but it is along our route to DTW. We stopped for dinner on our way to the airport hotel.
We got to the restaurant only to discover there were no plates of salmon.
I mean it was end of the day on a Sunday so I get it. But would lil BES?
Luckily she pivoted to the first of approximately 82637292 Mac and cheeses she ate on this trip. Plus peas.
DH got falafel meatballs and I got the vegetarian meatballs. Just calling them balls seems more correct but simultaneously more wrong.
No shade to Disney but one of the cheapest and most delicious meals of the trip. #lignonberrysauce
After dinner we did a bit of browsing. Lil BES is obsessed with looking at the fake food in the model fridges.
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On our way out lil BES declared her tummy didn’t feel good.
We made a pitstop at Target for kid’s medicines for all possible tummy scenarios. Also for post-its and a few things DH decided he needed. (Mostly snacks).
Eventually we made it to the hotel at DTW. It always cracks me up to valet my regular car there amongst all of the fancy ones.
After a very slow check in process we were up in our “upgraded” room. We got a runaway view room which is cool but louder.
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Also it was supposed to be a king bed but it definitely felt smaller.
Lil BES was feeling a bit better tummy-wise and I was hoping a good night’s sleep (next to a jet) would help.
Everyone was in bed at a decent time. I triple checked my alarm for the morning and peeked at the weather.
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I was grateful to not have to wake up even earlier to drive. This time past BES did current time BES a solid in booking the airport hotel.
Don’t worry! Not foreshadowing about our hotel stay. One of lil BES’s hot jams due to Lilo and Stitch
I'll be flying out of DTW in two days, unfortunately, it won't be to Disney. DTW is our go to airport, much better than others that are closer to us.