Day 1: Nightmare at the BNA

Worked all night. Ran home long enough to change clothes, freshen up a bit, grab the bags and say good bye to Riley.

On the way to the airport I receive a phone call from United Airlines informing me that my connecting flight from Chicago to San Fransisco has been cancelled due to bad weather. CRAP. Thankfully though, I received the call before I was already in the air.

Luckily I arrived a bit early and have a little bit of time to argue with the ticket counter people about my options.

I can:
a) Go ahead and take my flight to Chicago, spend the night there and fly out the next morning (DUMB).
b) Wait to fly out tomorrow instead, making my short trip to Hawaii another day shorter.
c) Decide not to go altogether. Cant get a refund since I booked through Cheaptickets, but could receive a voucher worth $200 less than what I paid for the tix.

Quite the pickle. After deliberating for a while, I decided to take the flight tomorrow and extend my stay for an extra day. This means I will have to take a day off of work. Mr. United Airlines will be hearing from me tomorrow:)

I did however, meet one of my goals. I had a great conversation with the ladies at the desk next to me. They were on their way to Beijing for the Games. They were so excited about my trip and expressed their sincere sympathy for my predicament. Sweet sweet ladies.

SO... i returned home and discouraged, I went straight to bed. Im still in Nashville. Hopefully tomorrow I'll actually get to travel.