Raise your hand if you knew that there are TWO kinds of passports: a book that will take you anywhere in the world and a card that is only for land and sea. Guess which one I brought to the airport this morning for my trip to Cancun???
The card for land and sea.
Mike and I spent the entire rest of the day driving to and from Tucson (more than 150 miles in each direction, plus wait time in a lovely government facility) to get an emergency passport so I can join my husband tomorrow for my well-deserved, hard-earned, all-expenses paid vacation to an all inclusive resort in Cancun.
Somehow, after my inital shock and disappointment about the matter, we kept a really good attitude about this significantly annoying interruption to our romatic weekend getaway. On the long drive down to Tucson, I resourcefully made some phone calls.
* Tastefully Simple agreed to change our travel dates to include Sunday night so we wouldn't lose a day of vacation time. (we won't be there tonight to use the room anyway, so why not, right?)
* US Airways was kind enough (while I was standing at the counter in tears) to rebook our outbound flight to tomorrow, at no charge.
* Then another phone agent heard my sob story, had compassion, and asked his manager to waive the $150 per ticket rebooking fee so we could return on Monday.
* Mike texted his boss and got Monday off work. (without pay, unfortunately, because he is using his last two vacation days for today and tomorrow, but at this point...whatever)
* My mom agreed to stay with the kids a whole 'nother day. (bless her willing heart)
Today was a complete waste of time, but Mike is convinced that God was protecting us from something. Maybe we would have been victims of a horrible crime and would have ended up on Dateline? I prefer to think that by spreading the word about my annoying experience, I might be able to save one of you, dear readers, from a similar mistake.
It's okay...I'm willing to take a hit for the team. I'm a giver.
One day we will laugh about this. And that day will probably be tomorrow after having a few free drinks by the pool...!
The card for land and sea.
Mike and I spent the entire rest of the day driving to and from Tucson (more than 150 miles in each direction, plus wait time in a lovely government facility) to get an emergency passport so I can join my husband tomorrow for my well-deserved, hard-earned, all-expenses paid vacation to an all inclusive resort in Cancun.
Somehow, after my inital shock and disappointment about the matter, we kept a really good attitude about this significantly annoying interruption to our romatic weekend getaway. On the long drive down to Tucson, I resourcefully made some phone calls.
* Tastefully Simple agreed to change our travel dates to include Sunday night so we wouldn't lose a day of vacation time. (we won't be there tonight to use the room anyway, so why not, right?)
* US Airways was kind enough (while I was standing at the counter in tears) to rebook our outbound flight to tomorrow, at no charge.
* Then another phone agent heard my sob story, had compassion, and asked his manager to waive the $150 per ticket rebooking fee so we could return on Monday.
* Mike texted his boss and got Monday off work. (without pay, unfortunately, because he is using his last two vacation days for today and tomorrow, but at this point...whatever)
* My mom agreed to stay with the kids a whole 'nother day. (bless her willing heart)
Today was a complete waste of time, but Mike is convinced that God was protecting us from something. Maybe we would have been victims of a horrible crime and would have ended up on Dateline? I prefer to think that by spreading the word about my annoying experience, I might be able to save one of you, dear readers, from a similar mistake.
It's okay...I'm willing to take a hit for the team. I'm a giver.
One day we will laugh about this. And that day will probably be tomorrow after having a few free drinks by the pool...!
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2 comments:
Ha! I was just this morning wondering where your MIA-self was, and then here shows up this story! Except I see you wrote it on the 19th but it only posted on Blogger today, the 25th. (which explains my confusion on days of the week when reading your post) Weird, huh?
I hope you got to finally enjoy your trip!
xoxoxxooxoox
Ugh, don't you hate a wasted day! But a small price to pay for a trip many people would LOVE to take! Glad it all worked out and hope you had a great trip!!
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