Our flight to FL yesterday was delayed by nearly 3 hours. That’s 2hours and 53 minutes sitting in the plane before takeoff. The flight itself was fine, but we arrived at our place around midnight. Our Florida property is in bad shape. We’d always had short-term renters in the past; people who stayed a week or two for a Disney vacation, and weren’t here often, leaving the place in great condition. The long-term renters were here about 8 or 9 months and they clearly had pets that they never reported. There are stains on fabrics and surfaces. The downstairs part smells. There were insects that I’d never seen before. The carpeting has some crusty spots. It is a lot of little things that will cost a lot of money to fix. In the past, this place always felt like a safe space for us, but it feels like it has been violated.
We got to bed around 2am. I did sleep for 8 hours though, until around 10am. I’ve been pretty lethargic today. I tried to put up a shower curtain but it appears that this was damaged as well. It’s all so disappointing.
Aaron, who has been fantastic, also hooked me up with a laptop so I could work on my website while we’re here. I don’t think I’ll be able to post pictures but there’s a lot that I can do otherwise. He’s just finished work so I should get ready so we can go to some stores to pick up various items we might need, not the least of which is more food. lol
Today’s quote title is from “Should I Let You In?” by Belinda Carlisle, from her 1987 second solo studio album, “Heaven on Earth”.