Back from spring break!
Hello!
Mike, Amelia and I are back from spring break. We had a wonderful time in Morro Bay, California, visiting my mom. We all really needed a vacation - time to just sit back and relax - and that's just what we did. We watched some t.v., played cards with my brother and walked on the beach. Mike and I also went out for dinner (sushi at Harada's) and a movie ($1 million baby - very good) while grandma played babysitter.
Amelia was great the whole trip. Even though she was teething (she now has two new, tiny teeth on the top front left side of her mouth) she slept well and had a lot of fun. She was very patient during the trip home. We left California Saturday and made it as far as Chicago when we elected to give up our seats on overbooked United and stay the night for a free round-trip ticket. Sunday, the flight was overbooked again, so we decided to stay another night and earn another ticket.
Monday was tricky. We were transferred to a morning flight on American, but American would not accept the two-day old ticket we had from United. Mike made the big trek to the United terminal (leaving me with a sleepy baby and a mocha - all was good) only to find the place in complete chaos. All of the United computers were down. Ticket salespeople were hand writing boarding passes for passengers. When Mike came back to us, and told me what happened, I was sure we wouldn't make it to Indianapolis in time for me to attend class.
At the American desk, they were sympathetic but unwavering. They simply would not give us a boarding pass without a re-issued United ticket. So, in desperation, we bought new tickets for the flight. Only 20 mins. to go and we had to rush through security with two laptops and a baby. Again, I felt certain we were stuck, but somehow we made it on the plane. When Amelia and I jumped on board I was still in my socks. Mike came on board about 2 mins. later with all our bags.
We arrived in Indianapolis on time, cursed the cold weather, and got our car. I put my make-up on as Mike drove us to Bloomington. He dropped me off for my first class five minutes before it began. I felt slick as Teflon, earning two free tickets and STILL making it to class on time.
So, in summary, we had a wonderful and relaxing vacation that had an exciting and dramatic conclusion. And we earned a total of four (4) free round trip tickets good anywhere in the lower 48 on United. Hopefully, now that we're back and refreshed we'll be able to keep up better with the blog.
Lisa
Mike, Amelia and I are back from spring break. We had a wonderful time in Morro Bay, California, visiting my mom. We all really needed a vacation - time to just sit back and relax - and that's just what we did. We watched some t.v., played cards with my brother and walked on the beach. Mike and I also went out for dinner (sushi at Harada's) and a movie ($1 million baby - very good) while grandma played babysitter.
Amelia was great the whole trip. Even though she was teething (she now has two new, tiny teeth on the top front left side of her mouth) she slept well and had a lot of fun. She was very patient during the trip home. We left California Saturday and made it as far as Chicago when we elected to give up our seats on overbooked United and stay the night for a free round-trip ticket. Sunday, the flight was overbooked again, so we decided to stay another night and earn another ticket.
Monday was tricky. We were transferred to a morning flight on American, but American would not accept the two-day old ticket we had from United. Mike made the big trek to the United terminal (leaving me with a sleepy baby and a mocha - all was good) only to find the place in complete chaos. All of the United computers were down. Ticket salespeople were hand writing boarding passes for passengers. When Mike came back to us, and told me what happened, I was sure we wouldn't make it to Indianapolis in time for me to attend class.
At the American desk, they were sympathetic but unwavering. They simply would not give us a boarding pass without a re-issued United ticket. So, in desperation, we bought new tickets for the flight. Only 20 mins. to go and we had to rush through security with two laptops and a baby. Again, I felt certain we were stuck, but somehow we made it on the plane. When Amelia and I jumped on board I was still in my socks. Mike came on board about 2 mins. later with all our bags.
We arrived in Indianapolis on time, cursed the cold weather, and got our car. I put my make-up on as Mike drove us to Bloomington. He dropped me off for my first class five minutes before it began. I felt slick as Teflon, earning two free tickets and STILL making it to class on time.
So, in summary, we had a wonderful and relaxing vacation that had an exciting and dramatic conclusion. And we earned a total of four (4) free round trip tickets good anywhere in the lower 48 on United. Hopefully, now that we're back and refreshed we'll be able to keep up better with the blog.
Lisa
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