Brain Glitch

/ Tracy Abell

Today was supposed to be our day to pack for our trip to Florida.
Zebu and I went out to buy swim goggles since we can’t find ours.
On the way home Zebu and I discussed our flight.
I said we couldn’t get a direct flight to Tampa.
He wondered where we changed planes.
I said, "Atlanta?"
An hour after getting home I checked our flight itinerary to see if I’d remembered correctly.
WTF?
Date of departure:  Friday, December 19 at 9:40AM
Isn’t today Friday,December 19?  Isn’t it nearly 1PM?

Called Zippy at work to give him bad news.
Zippy said many colorful things.
Zippy apologized over and over, blaming himself.
I reminded Zippy of all the pressure he was under when making those reservations a month ago.
I pointed out how hard it is trying different airlines, different dates and times, in an
attempt to get the best deal.
I told him he had nothing to apologize for.

Not sure if he believed me but he stopped berating himself.

Well, we lucked out because the airline changed our flight to Sunday for no extra cost.
We can thank today’s weather advisory which made this change possible.

Called my mom to tell her we wouldn’t arrive until the 21st rather than the 20th.
She said, "When you first told me you had reservations you said they were for December 19."

Oh, my.
Zippy didn’t screw up.
I did.
I think I got it in my head we were going from December 20-27.
And I repeated that false info until we all took it as fact.

I’m trying hard to remember all the kind things I said to Zippy when he was beating himself up.
Wish I’d tape recorded that spiel.

As for that change-over in Atlanta?  WRONG!  We were (and are) flying through Indianapolis.

Sigh.

                    

32 thoughts on “Brain Glitch”

    • Really? You’ve done this? It was like a kick in the gut when the reality filtered through to my brain.
      We’re looking forward to a great trip. Thanks for the kind words, Barb.

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    • Thank you, Linda. Such a snarled up mess but it’ll all work out. The weather in Florida will be much better than the frigid cold here so once we hit the balmy air, all angst will melt away.

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  6. Ack! Well, I hope the trip is fun and makes up for the frustration beforehand…soak up some sun, revel in the warmth. I know this will be a different Christmas for you — you’re in my thoughts!

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    • This little glitch kinda cancels out my ability to do the Monday NY Times crossword, huh? But you’re right, it worked out and as my mom said, we’ll just cram all our fun into fewer days.

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  9. Florida will still be there…
    things like that probably happen for a reason… and the weather is so stormy across the country tonight, I think you intuitively stayed on the ground! Your family is safe and warm.. you did good.

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  10. Florida will still be there…

    things like that probably happen for a reason… and the weather is so stormy across the country tonight, I think you intuitively stayed on the ground! Your family is safe and warm.. you did good.

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  14. Really? You’ve done this? It was like a kick in the gut when the reality filtered through to my brain.

    We’re looking forward to a great trip. Thanks for the kind words, Barb.

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