This past week was nuts guys! Nuts! I was home Friday-Friday…but let me tell you about how I was supposed to be in Chicago Friday (11/16)-Saturday (11/24)
I booked my flight super last minute because I have been so busy I just let it get away from me…which now reminds me I need to book my Christmas trip flight! AHhh So I booked the ticket probably 2 weeks before and on Hopper while at work because I got an alert. I also completely forgot that I had done a few different combos of days for my alerts. Friday-Friday, Friday-Saturday, Friday-Sunday, Saturday-Friday…that kind of thing. So I booked it.
A few days before I leave I decide I would really like to stay in an Airbnb so I can have a bed and space to myself and not have to sleep on my cousin’s airmattress or stay all the way in the burbs the whole week. So I booked it. Turns out I booked the airbnb for 2 night…not 4! NOT 4. Didn’t realize until I am sitting in the bed at 2 am looking at emails and I see an email about check out.
Then the best part….I am sitting at my sisters house nice and full and happy to be with my family on Thankgiving evening about 9:00 pm. I’m thinking about what shopping I might do the next day (Friday) before Friendsgiving dinner….and I see an email from American Airlines “Time to Check in for your Flight”
WHAT?? My flight is Saturday at 10:50 am….right?
Open the email and there it is….Fly in Friday….Fly out Friday at 10:50 am.
So I started to freak out. I have a rental car until Saturday, I have plans for Friday, I have to be at the airport at 8 am the next day. I’m not packed. I start searching flights to change my flight and nothing…NOTHING is under $500. I am not spending $500 to stay one extra day. That is nuts. Spend an Hour & 1/2 on the phone with American…nope nothing we can do. So now I am going home a day early.
SO here is the thing that is crazy to me……
– I booked seats on all my flights (i had a layover both ways)
– I booked a rental car based on my flights (I booked the rental car till Saturday)
– The rental car guy asked me to see my return flight information and he didn’t even see that I was coming home a day early.
How did this happen? Anyway I made it home, I was sad I missed another day with my family and friends but I am still grateful I got the week. All of this to tell you to PLEASE CHECK YOUR FLIGHTS because clearly that was a series of errors from not paying attention.
I got to go to my friend Daniela’s engagement party because she FINALLY got engaged and I am sooooo happy for her!
I got to see the Macy’s Santa with my family and then freeze our asses at the Christkindlmarket!
