I thought buddy's were good things...

HOKAY! So I have a story.. back in January, my mom got a "Buddy" Pass from a friend so she could fly me back to savannah... well... I attempted to use it... But I missed the flight I was suppose to get on... and my family refused to just let me stay at the airport that night to wait for the next available flight. Long story short.. I did not use the buddy pass and my mom bought be a for sure ticket back to savannah and instead of getting our money back for the buddy pass we just decided we would save it and use it for later!

Well now it's later!

I have been in Savannah for 6 months... and as you all know, I miss home and everyone there! Finals week is next week which means I get to go home so soon! BUT, for me... it just wasn't soon enough! My sisters graduation is on Sat. (May 28) and I thought.. "Ya know... I don't have anything to do this weekend.. I have enough time that I could finish all of my finals early and go home and surprise everyone for the weekend!" 

Okay, fly home one weekend before you go home for the summer?? Yeah, I know... a little bit unrealistic,  not necessarily the "rational" decision, and maybe not terribly responsible?? But, let's get real! It's me! And I like unrealistic compared to realistic... I go with the flow and make irrational decisions sometimes... and I'm still a kid... So I'm gonna be irresponsible sometimes and it's fine! :)

ANYWAYS... if you haven't guessed already.. I decided to go for it! I kept a secret from all but 2 people! (Kim and Summer) and it was thee hardest thing I've everrr had to do!! I almost blew it sooo many times!! 

WEEEEELLLLLLLLL... I got the flight home booked... paid for! YAYYY!! :) And then I got my buddy pass booked and ready to go.... YAAAYYY!! it was official!! So this morning I wake up at 4 am... get to savannah airport at 5:30 am (Thanks for taking me Taylor Blair!) I have a flight to Atlanta for my layover at 7:30 am! Well, they were oh so kind and moved me to the 6:30 flight! (YAAAYYY!! I'm gonna get home even sooner!!!) 

AND THEN IT BEGAN!

Buddy pass means you are on standby... you get on the plane IF and only IF the plane has open seats... okay no big deal... OH!! and Buddy pass also means that you are VERY least priority of all the standbys! 

Now that you're all caught up....

I didnt get on the 8:30 flight to Salt Lake City.. too full! 

Okay, got another one at 10:15... Nope that one's full too... and there's more people on standby...

Call the delta line.. "oh you would have a decent chance of flying to denver and then SLC"...Okay book it... Nope didn't get on that one... Full aircraft... and im still about 20 on the standby list...

"Let's fly you to Pheonix because there is an open flight to SLC out of there"... Oh good!... Nope.. Full Bus and I'm about 25 on standby... But the guy who was also on standby was pretty funny... "oh my god!!! somebody please kill me!" (in a dramatic quiet monotone) as he walks over to the glass window and bangs his head against it! 
I asked how much it would be if I could just pay the difference for a REAL LIFE ticket... wanna know the words that came out of that ladys mouth?!?! "A one way from Atlanta to SLC is $800... and that doesn't include taxes and fees." yep scratch that! (Bahaha time for a sec!! That phrase makes perfect sense in that sentence.. "scratch that" kinda like you gotta scratch a lotto ticket in order to be able to make that possible! hahahah cool!)

"Okay the next flight to SLC at 1:40 is full... but we can put you on standby and you never know what can happen" Uh I'm number FORTY-EIGHT on standby... I'm pretty damn sure I could tell you what will happen... I ain't gettin on that "full" flight!

However, I did meet a friend waiting for this flight... he walked over to the screen I was looking at when I realized I was 48.. He was number 41... "You have GOT to be shittin me! Now I'm number 41?!? I'm never getting to salt lake!" I told him I know how he feels and he informed me that all the flights for the rest of the day are JUST like this one - full with thousands waiting on standby (they seriously just need to make another flight to salt lake alone!!) - Oh and tomorrow... it's gonna be the same! so if we're lucky we could get on tomorrow... but its extremely unlikely! AND THEN... if we don't make it tomorrow... well Friday will be a pretty cool day... It's illegal to use a buddy pass on fridays!! (According to Delta Airlines) He gives it a "I am SERIOUSLY considering renting a car and driving to SLC" DUDE! Take me Take me!!!!

So it goes on.. and on... and on... just like this... until about 4!

I was planning on surprising Kens as well... and I ended up just telling her because I was soo mad!! Sum was waiting for the go to come pick me up from the airport... and then I realized... okay... I really am neverrr going to get out of this stupid stupid airport... So sum found me a REAL LIFE ticket that actually means SOMETHING for $300 online.... this ment I had to call my mother and ask her if I should do this and get home (and not surprise her anymore :( ) or just go back to savannah and waste the money I spent on the ticket back to sav?? 
Well... Mother solves all and she got me the real life ticket tomorrow morning at 7:30 am! MAMA, IM COMIN HOME!! :) 
As for now... if anybody wants to come play with me in the Atlanta airport for the night... It would be a great memory! ;) 
That's all I got! Sorry if its sooo confusing... I'm just rambling with all the rage that I've had to hold in all day long!! :)


Moral of the Story: NEVER and I mean NEVER buy a buddy pass... they are NOT you're buds... and it is most definitely with out any question worth spending 100's of extra dollars buying the real life thing! :) 


PS THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO MY DEAREST FRIENDS KELSEY BRYANT AND MIKKEL GRIFFIN.