adios amigos

My nephew Joel is living abroad.

He is in school

and is studying in Alicante Spain.

He is my sister Jackie's youngest.

Jackie, my sister Linda,

and Linda's husband, David 

are going to visit

on Good Friday 

until the following Saturday. 

They booked the trip in February.

I wanted to go

but was waiting to

hear how Miss Ollie checked out

at her doctor visit last week.

She was doing well, 

so I set out to book it with

my saavy daughter Abbie's help.

We had me booked on the same flights.

We were thrilled.

The transaction wouldn't go through,

so I tried a different credit card.

I thought maybe my 

fraud detector wouldn't allow it.

Still it wouldn't work.

Ab called the airlines.

It seems the airlines 

were raising prices and

wouldn't accept any flights at that price.

It went up $800 right then.

I couldn't do it.

Too much $ because

it was already $400 more

than since they had booked.

I was so bummed.

Then I got over it.

 I was going to miss Easter. 

I missed it last year because

this same band of people

went to Vegas to see Jackie's #2 son.

I was going to miss the girls' EE show

that is taking place in my yard.

I had fun stuff coming up

so life was still good.

I had prayed if it is meant to be 

let Ollie's check-up be good.

 I said, well if I am meant to go,

a flight will open up at the original cost.

Jared the #1 son of Jackie

was going to fly from Switzerland 

if I was coming and make it

a family reunion.

Today I got home

and my genius daughter, Abbie

had found a flight.

I am going!

I am flying another airline.

I will be 15 min behind them

at my arrival in Spain.

I will be 4 hours behind them when 

we arrive home in Chicago.

They are going to wait on me.

I have a 6 hr layover in Oviedo Spain.

No biggie.

Language barrier, shmlanguage barrier.

I had 5 years of French.

Maybe that will help.

Jackie and I went to Mexico

for our 45th birthdays

with college friends.

One girl spoke decent Spanish.

She was interpreting

the taxi drivers advice to us

and I said, Lori you do so great.

How do you even understand what 

he was saying to you?

She replied, Janie he was speaking English.

Start praying for me now.