Luckiest. Weekend. Ever.

After LTM ended on Sunday, it hit me that I dind't have much time left to hang out before my flight and that I just really didn't want to leave.

I call united airlines at 6:30. They told me I can change my flight...as long as I pay a 100 dollars change fee plus the difference of cost between flights...in total, 600 dollars.

I not so politely declined their offer and proceeded to emotionally throw all my shit in my suitcase, say my goodbyes, and run out into my cab to newark airport.

I get to the airport at 7:20 and my flight was scheduled for 8:00. As I'm using the self-check in, I change my mind and decide to try my luck on the nice woman behind the register. Asking very sincerely if there's any way to get onto a flight tomorrow. She looks at me and must have realized my pathetic state of not wanting to leave, and she took it upon herself to help me. Clicking away at her computer, she spoke little, and I waited patiently hoping she'd be able to fenagle a ticket for tomorrow.

It's your lucky day, she finally says, and I begin spewing thank yous her direction before she can finish a sentance. Then she says she has a surprise for me, and hands me a free flight voucher to anywhere in the US! My 8:00 flight was overbooked, and they'd been looking for people to take one tomorrow. She wanted to suprise me because she said I reminded her of her daughter. What a great woman.

So free flight voucher in hand and a grin across my face I hope a cab right back and get a free extra night in the JC with some of my favorite people.

So today, I fly into Chicago and run to my gate to catch my Madison connecting flight, only to hear the ends of another message saying that the Madison leg is over-booked and they're giving out MORE free vouchers...all we'd need to do is wait around another 3 hours to catch the next flight. Why not?

1 extra night in the JC and 2 free flight vouchers later, I meander to the airport chilis to entertain myself with dinner and a drink, and the nicest man starts talking to me about his 7 kids, his grandkids who are my age, his life, company, travels, and inventions. I of course tell about my amazing luck this weekend. At the end of our dinners, the waiter brings out our checks, and this man takes my bill and said he'd like to keep the lucky day going, thanks me for the conversation, and pays for my meal.

so 1 extra night in the JC, 2 free flight vouchers, and a free dinner later, I'm finally home.