Day One
Wake up at 8am so we can leave by 9am and be in Michigan City at 10am to catch the bus to Midway, arriving 1pm Chicago time. Realize Chicago is one hour behind–not ahead–of us, and arrive at Midway four hours early. Land in Sarasota at 7pm and eat at Applebee’s.
Day Two
Decide that driving three hours to Orlando isn’t the best idea and visit the local mall instead. Realize that all malls are pretty much the same and get bored quickly. Return to grandparents house and sail out to the gulf on grandfathers boat.
Day Three
Wake up at 7am to leave by 8am to arrive in Orlando by 11am to go to Universal Studios. Realize TomTom GPS is awesome and consider buying a Garmin because of their catchy Christmas commercials (oooh, alliteration). Arrive at Universal on time thanks to awesome GPS and proceed to have crazy fun in Islands of Adventure. Finish at 6pm and realize that both parks close at 7pm. Run through Universal Studios, catching the last show of Disaster Studios before they kick us out. Dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe and then an hour drive to aunt’s house.
Day Four
Woken up at 8am despite attempts to sleep later. Assaulted by little cousins during a visit to their house. Further assaulted on our way to Cocoa Beach. Purchase new swimsuit while being assaulted by cousins. Get dropped off at Aunts. Regroup with little cousins and go back to Cocoa Beach for swimming with new swim suit (still getting assaulted). Head back to aunts again to shower and get the water out of my ear. Meet up with little cousins for dinner at Red Lobster and more assaulting.
Day Five
Leave aunt’s at 9am for four hour drive back to grandparents house. Realize again that TomTom GPS is awesome and consider buying a Garmin again. Go fishing on grandparents boat and catch four snappers (red, or more likely gray… we don’t really know). Try to eat snappers but get mostly bone. End up having scrambled eggs and toast for dinner. Have extremely strange dream about friend.
Day Six
Visit uninteresting flee market on way to airport. Receive call from airline that our original flight back to Midway–routed through Atlanta–might be stranded and are moved to a direct, earlier flight. Arrive at airport with an hour to spair and wonder if I should’ve tipped the curbside check in guy. Arrive back in Midway at 9pm Chicago time. Stop at White Castle for dinner and enjoy it because I’m really hungry. Have even stranger dream about different friend.