It was a rough day.
We got up early, 6 a.m. We went to the Sea Tac airport. I am flying to Fresno to spend a couple days with my Mom, Barbara, and hopefully my brother.
I'm flying standby, and we had listed on line. When we went to the airport we checked in at the kiosk, but it didn't let me check my bag. We tried to redo it, but it wouldn't work. So, we asked an Alaska agent for help. She said we had to go to the ticket counter because we had Bella.
Soooooo, we stood in line for 35 min. When we finally got to the counter we could't check my bag because it was only 30 min until the flight and they wouldn't take it after 40 min till. I'm like, God, we've been standing in line for 30 min.
I went through pre check security with Bella. I beeped twice, but we finally got through. Rob was not there on the other side of security. I figured I'd go to the gate and see if he was there. Sure enough, he was at the gate counter as I approached. I got to the gate at 2 min after 9 and the flight was scheduled to depart at 9:10. Rob informed me that it had departed at 9:00, 10 min early. I'm checked in for the flight and everything. I was pissed. Not only that, but the next flight is not until 2:45. Oh my God.
Now is confusion time. It is Rob's birthday, and he's wasting it at the airport with me. He's saying let's leave and come back, I'm thinking I'll have to go through this all over again, I'm saying, no, you leave I'll just stay here. For the next 5 hours??!! Needless to say, I had a melt down.
We ended up putting my bag in the pilot's lounge and leaving the airport and went to breakfast. It didn't get any better for a little while. We were waiting for a car to back out of a parking space and while waiting for it to get clear another car zipped in and took the space. Then, when we all got out of the cars and I practically bit my tongue off not screaming at her she zoomed ahead of us and got to the counter first cause us to have to wait for a table. I really wanted to say something ugly to her. Then....While waiting to put our name in I have Bella in my arms and this women who is leaving snarls at me "they allow dogs in restaurants here?!" I sarcastically snapped back at her, "they do when it's a service dog". Rob looked at me and said, "its not getting any easier is it?"
But it did. Breakfast was good, having to wait killed a little more time. After breakfast we went to Burien. We used to have a Condo here when Rob was based in Seattle. We went to the old neighborhood where we used to run. We went for a nice walk through the woodsy section and then down by the water.
It was a nice walk and it gave Bella an opportunity to do here business before we returned to the airport.
From there we did return to the Airport.
Bella and I went through security, this time with Rob, and after getting all dressed again we went to the Pilot lounge and recovered my bag. Next we went to the gate. It was 12:45. So, I told Rob I wanted to go to the bar and have a big Margarita. So I did. Rob finally left me there. He wasted half of his birthday.
The rest of the trip was fine. I got a whole row to myself. It was all the way in the back, right next to the bathroom, but it was ok. The flight was smooth and I got free wine.
Bella was awesome.
We landed in Fresno at 5 p.m. I took Bella out for a pee then picked up my rental car and went to Mom's
We had a nice eve visiting, sipping Margarita and ate Chicken tortilla soup.
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