I hope when I fly next week, we actually make the runway this time.

That’s right. Last time I flew, we missed the runway, and had to pull up (rapidly) and “try again.” Although I don’t think they called it “missing the runway.” They said we were lined up improperly.  Umm, YEAH, I would say that’s an understatement. The weather was very poor, and it was cloudy for the entire descent. I heard the landing gear go down, and knew we must be close. Then, we were through the clouds, so low I could practically see the people in the cars on the ground below. And as I looked out, I said to myself, “Well there’s the runway.. Odd, since we should be going straight at it! And before I could analyze how wrong it all was, we were sharply climbing. Once we were back up, they made the announcement that we had to “try again.”  I’m not a good flyer. That didn’t help.

So next week, I will be taking an early-ass flight from BWI up north to see my family, and I am looking forward to getting away from DC for a few days. I do think DC is great and all, but I’m looking forward to throwing on some boots, hopefully trudging around in the snow, and spending some time with the peanut. I can only take certain members of my family for a limited amount of time, so I’m glad that portion of my trip won’t be for too much of an extended amount of time. Looking forward to seeing my sister and her boyfriend, and they’re just dying to meet MIS. We’ll see! Makes me a bit nervous. It’s been quite some time since I’ve brought anyone to meet my family.

So the only thing I have left to do it rent a car.. I think I’m going to use Priceline again.. I routinely get decent cars for uner $20 a day, and I’m hoping to find a good deal again. Was just going to get a small little something of a car, but since it snowed quite a bit up in MA yesterday, I’m wondering if I should go for something that can actually drive in the snow!

I’m looking forward to this trip with excitement and dread.. Excitement to get out of the city, see my daughter and my sister and her boyfriend.. go on a little road tip.. Dreading the flight, seeing other members of my family, and running into my ex. Those things I could do without.

So now I have a crazy week ahead of me! Several parties, massive amounts of laundry, and quite a bit of packing to do (why didn’t I mail those gifts ahead of time??)