The older I get the more anxious I've become, and when a full twenty-four hours prior to our estimated time of departure we weren't fully packed I curled up in a tight little ball and cuddled with a glass of vodka and my book. And all today I tried to quell the creeping anxiety with busy work, taking it upon myself to do everything one does before jaunting off to Europe--watering the plants and strategically placing cat toys about the apartment and emptying the dishwasher and packing two suitcases and I even went for a run and drank a glass of bourbon and SHEESH. Then thirty minutes before we needed to leave I alerted the Collective Panic Attack Support Hotline that Seth hadn't even showered yet, and OMG, WTF, etc.
Breathe.
But after taking the train to another train and getting stuck under the Potomac while yet another train was hauled broken and limping out of service so we could take a bus to the airport to take a shuttle to the terminal to get to the bar before seven so I could watch the Caps game before our 9:00 flight? Turns out Dulles doesn't even have cable. Oy.
But the flight wasn't bad and the drinks were free, and despite what it looked like my vegetarian meal was actually quite good.
I could have done without the KitKat, though.
You must've flown with British Airways. Only they would have Carlsberg available. The last time I flew with them they served me bangers and mash and I think I got through one banger and a little bit of the mash because holy shit that's the last thing I want sitting in my stomach for ~8 hours without the ability to take a very long walk.
ReplyDeleteHow is it possible for any major airport to not have cable? Dulles is really losing its grip. Probably just jealous of Reagan and getting all passive aggressive.
it was indeed BA, and a pleasant flight all around thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteI'm tormented by the presence of the kit-kat. Whyyyyyyy? Why besmirch an otherwise pleasant flight with a detail like that? Why not a nice twix, or some m&ms, or well, almost anything, really? A chocolate chip cookie? Honestly. A kit-kat? You know what, skip the candy and just give me a credit on the drink tab. There we go. Everyone's happy!
ReplyDeletebut drinks are free!
ReplyDeletealso, kitkats are standard on most across-the-pond flights i find. gets my goat that does.
It drives me crazy when I'm traveling with someone and they're not ready at least two hours early like I am.
ReplyDeleteThe train drama does not sound fun. Especially not with luggage.
ReplyDeleteGood thing you got drinks and then free drinks.
jennie! - i know! talk about added stress i don't need.
ReplyDeleteabigail - didn't you love my panicked tweet about whether or not BA still served free drinks? CLASSY.