Layovers

My wife loves a good deal and often can't resist the urge if one is presented... like today.

She was supposed to have a lot less difficult trip than the one we had yesterday (from Raleigh to LA via Philadelphia — it was a long trip even if we did get to munch on cheese steaks) with just a short stop in Charlotte before continuing. She called earlier to let us know that the airline was a bit over booked and she had accepted their offer of two round trip tickets (to anywhere? we'll have to check on that) to be bumped to a later flight.

So we're on our own again for dinner and I am definitely going to have to finish doing laundry because I have to climb on another airplane tomorrow to head for Atlanta. I've said before that I really don't like traveling, the whole experience is just such a major pain (airport security and all that entails, rental cars, hotels... all of it is so non-personal that it re-enforces the idea that you are in an alien place). That said, it's a lot nicer (and more expensive) when doing it as a family. Having the people around who are most important makes the experience a lot easier to deal with.