Day 1 Omaha

Arrived at the Hotel at 9:30 p.m. – WHAT!?!!! happened to my 8 o’clock arrival time? – I’ll tell you what happened, there is no such thing as a ‘quick’ stop with 4 kids.  A 10 minute quick go to the bathroom and grab a drink is at least 30 minutes.  Someone inevitably can’t find a shoe and it takes 10 minutes just to get out of the car.  How can you lose a shoe in a 2×2 space?!!

Good Morning! – Our plans were to be at the Omaha Zoo by 9 and hit the road again by 2:30…it’s 11:00 and I still haven’t left the Hotel.  I can’t believe how long it is taking me to gather everything and pack up again- we have only been in this one room for less than 10 hours!!

Scratch the Zoo – we meet our friends for Ice Cream who are also in Omaha.  We go to one of the top Ice-Cream Parlors in America (finally a little planning and research may pay off) Yeah!!! Ted & Wally’s – Check out these flavors: 

My boys each got a double scoop which is equivalent to 2 pints of Ice Cream so I decide NOT to order anything because I will be eating their left overs…needless to say I did not get any ice cream.  (But I did try the Jalapeño and it was weird hot but good)

Now it’s 1:30 and I haven’t eaten all day, only a 1/2 of cup of coffee, logged hours of confided space in the car and logged hours behind schedule.  On top of it the boys are really being obnoxious, and I am exhausted.  It hasn’t even been 24 hours and although I don’t want to admit it, I text Scott and tell him “Things aren’t as fun as I expected, this is very hard, I want to come home.”  Just then at the car I was putting Beckett in and turned around to close the back when I almost bumped into a guy.  He says to me “I just had to meet the person driving this car.  I am a pilot for the military and we pack our planes but I’ve never seen a plane or car as packed as yours! and, I bet you know exactly where everything is.”  Quickly the boys poked their heads out and within a matter of minutes he knew our story.  He looked at me and said, “That is the coolest thing I have ever heard and you are the coolest mom I have ever met.”  After he walked away I had a smile on my face and felt recharged.  I honestly don’t even believe the guy was for real but only a messenger from God giving me a little push forward.

Next stop: The Corn Palace