Airports at Midnight

@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
May 20, 2016 10:10am CST
Last night my husband and I drove to Orlando airport to pickup my son and his girlfriend that will be staying with us for a few days. This is my Mother's Day present from them. They flew in from Newark, New Jersey. We never went to the airport so late and it was great, other than getting home so late. There was no traffic on the roads nor the airport and we got a great parking space near the door. Usually when they come in earlier, we end up parking like a mile away. We both love to people watch and being it was so late, there wasn't a lot of flights. We take them back on Sunday for a noon flight and I know we will see a lot of people then. It was so great to see them as the last time we saw them was when we all went on a cruise the beginning of February.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 May 16
I'm glad they arrived safe and the traffic was light. It's a wonderful Mother's Day present.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
23 May 16
@just4him, He did this last year also but I didn't know about it until he called me on Mother's Day and said he would be down in a few days. My husband knew all about it.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
24 May 16
@just4him He is always a joy to have around even though he can drive me crazy. He is so funny and we never stop laughing when he is around.
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 May 16
@ramapo17 It's a wonderful present from your son.
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@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
22 May 16
I hope you have a wonderful visit with your son and his girl.
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@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
23 May 16
@ramapo17 I am glad you had a good visit. Did you and your husband dance at the restaurant?
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
24 May 16
@slund2041 No we didn't dance. Usually we do but it was outside and hot and I didn't want to get uncomfortable.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
23 May 16
@slund2041 Thank you and we all had a great time and went out to eat constantly. We also found a restaurant that has a great band and people were dancing. My husband and I plan on going there again. Sadly, my son went home today.
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@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
21 May 16
i have never been to an airport at midnight. im pretty sure the traffic was good. enjoy your sons visit..
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
23 May 16
@MGjhaud The airport was great then and today we brought them back to catch a train back to New Jersey and there was no problem. No traffic at all and we were there around 10:30am.
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@rebelann (112961)
• El Paso, Texas
20 May 16
Well have a ton of fun with your son. So, do you have any photos from that cruise? Would you think of sharing some of them?
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
20 May 16
Right now I am in the process of moving but once I get settled I will find some pictures and post them @rebelann.
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@rebelann (112961)
• El Paso, Texas
20 May 16
YaY @ramapo17 I love to look at pictures.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
20 May 16
That's lovely that they have come to spend some time with you. Adult children can be such a joy.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
20 May 16
@ramapo17 That's wonderful, and you obviously have a good relationship. I have the same with my 47 year old son too.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
21 May 16
@jaboUK I do, he is the clown in the family so always has us laughing.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
20 May 16
@jaboUK He is the baby of two and soooo funny. We never know what to expect when he comes to visit but we know we will laugh a lot. He has been this way since he was born 46 years ago.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 May 16
I fly in and out of the Orlando airport 3-4 times a year, and it is one of my favorite airports. I never have any issues with traffic, parking, checking in, baggage, etc. I do usually try to book the earliest flight of the day (less crowded, and less chance of being delayed if you're the first flight out for the day!). This coming Friday I will be taking an evening flight from Orlando to New York to spend Memorial Day weekend in the Big Apple. This will be my first time flying out of Orlando on a holiday weekend, so we'll see how it goes with the crowds and delays!
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 May 16
@ramapo17 That must have been so much fun to get to be part of a tv show! I've always wanted to see a live episode of Saturday Night Live, but I've never been able to get tickets. But I did get to tour NBC studios and the SNL set once! I thought that was pretty cool!
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
24 May 16
@moffittjc It was fun but I get tongue tied when I get near famous people. You should have seen me when I was right in front of Phil Simms. He is my all time favorite football player and I couldn't even talk to him.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
23 May 16
@moffittjc That sounds like a great weekend Jeff. I use to live less than an hour away for part of my life and 1/2 hour the first 15 years. New York is a great place and so much to do. The last time I was there was to go to the Dr Oz show as my daughter was one of the guests that was on stage and had to talk to him. Lots of pictures of me in the audience. What a star!!!!
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@annierose (21571)
• Philippines
28 May 16
It must be a really great time for you and your family. I live picking up someone in the airport. I love it more than being with them when they need to leave already. I remember I was very happy to pick up my boyfriend in the airport but will always feel like crying whenever he needs to go.
• Preston, England
24 May 16
my flight to Toronto, via Hamburg in 2003 was in the early hours of the morning so I had to get to the airport in Manchester before midnight - it was still quite hectic
@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
23 May 16
I also prefer midnight when arriving in Manila. You are correct! No traffic at all :)
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
23 May 16
Hope you all had a good time together
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
20 May 16
Enjoy the visit!
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
20 May 16
Thank you. I always do as he is such a funny kid. I guess at 46 years old he still hasn't changed.
@Tampa_girl7 (50596)
• United States
21 May 16
My husband and I also love to people watch.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
20 May 16
I remember spending a night in an airport once, never a quiet moment.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
20 May 16
I love it. I can people watch for hours.
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