bigmommachris, Have you thought about a red-eye flight out of Buffalo to Houston so you can catch the flight out of Houston? We do the red-eye out of Salt Lake City when we go to Miami and beyond, other wise we have to overnight it there. If your lucky the plane will be all but empty and you can find a better seat or even a empty row and sleep all the way there. But be forwarned, it can be a loooooooong day.