Travel nightmare!

Warning long post.....

The past couple of weeks have flown by! We went to one of Michael's baseball games. The game was forfeited because not enough people on the team showed up, which was a shame because the team they were playing previously lost to another team...lost big, like 0-26! So had they had enough team mates show up, I think they would have one!

Ender got to spend the last weekend in the kennel while we went to Eden Utah for the Erekson family reunion! We left for our trip at an early 4am on Thursday and just barely got to the airport in time to get something to eat, and board. Luke did really well, he was asleep by the time we took off! We didn't fly nonstop, due to the price, so we stopped in Denver had a little bit of a wait, got on the next plane, and once again Luke was asleep by take off! I think we got very lucky! So other than the airlines charging us for things that should have been no charge (car seat, stroller...) when we checked in (they did refund us thankfully), everything else on the flight going to Eden was good.

Totally different story on the way home! We thought that our flight left at 10 in the morning, but it didn't. I think we were going to get on that flight, but when we went back to book it, it cost to much, so we got the next earliest flight home. We wanted to get home early enough so Michael could rest up before the work week, especially since he has to get up early. So, our flight was actually supposed to leave at 1:15. That's right I said supposed to...it was delayed! Witch was a good thing because it took a while to get past security. I had no problem at the DFW airport, so I wore the exact same thing. This time going past, I beeped. Well, it was my belt, so I had to take that off and go again...holding Luke, pants sagging, went again and was OK. But my bag needed to be checked, well, the diaper bag...nothing had to be tossed but they said next time, things need to go in a different bin to go in the x-ray. I thought it would have been okay, because I did nothing different from DFW to SLC airport! So it was a good thing that our flight was delayed, we had time to eat, find our gate, change diapers, etc. We got in the air at 2:15 or so if I remember right, and good thing for us, Luke was asleep by the time we got in the air! Now the travel nightmare begins. We didn't get on a direct flight (again, due to cost) but we had the same flight number and it was supposed to be on the same plane and just letting people of that needed connections, and pick up the people that needed to get to DFW. BUT...when we got to Denver (this by far was the worst flight for me and my motion sick self) we had to get off because of a crew change, and thought we were going to get right back on, but they told us we were on another plane, at another gate. Search for new gate...no info on departure monitors....lady at a random gate told us new gate....no one at new gate....still no info on screens... Michael went to go find out what was going on, and when he came back, he had news that made me cry. Since we were on a plane that was delayed, in Denver they decided to have the plane to DFW leave WITHOUT US! Soooo, the next flight was at 7:20! They put us on that flight, in the emergency exit row, but since we had a baby we had to get our seats changed. Luke was not having a great time, tired beyond belief, and crying very loudly. While Michael was changing our seats, I sat away from everyone else, not that that helped with softening the crying, but at least I couldn't see the looks people were giving me. We tried to explain to people who asked that we were supposed to be on the flight that left early. I did have some nice gentleman ask if I needed any help or anything, because he thought I was traveling alone, so that was nice! We got our new seat assignments, economy plus! Not that that makes this any better, but at least Michael could get some rest without having the seat in front of him in his lap! Luke was still screaming, and I thought, oh great, this is going to be the flight that he screams all the way home. The lady next to me said she didn't mind...she was a labor and delivery nurse...but I'm pretty sure the people in first class did! (Michael was the row behind first class, and Luke and I were 2 rows behind first class). Well, Luke was able to fall asleep by the time we were in the air! We finally got home a little after 12:30....so much for getting home, and getting a lot of rest! We will never (if we can help it) fly United, and we will fly non-stop whenever we can!

We did have a good time at the reunion, I'll have to post all about that and pictures and video clips soon...when I have caught up on my sleep!