Travel Dilema

[Jackie]

Travel Dilema this year for Emily and the Holidays. Katie's MIL has end stage cancer and its a week by week thing for her now so Katie and family will not be here for Christmas. Usually they bring Emily or she flies. Well this year SWA has no planes coming and going that would not require a gate change in Dallas. Emily usually flies on straight thru flights where she stays onboard in Dallas. I think Love field (and especially at the holidays) has gotten way too crowded and there is no way Emily could figure out where her next gate is. I have had to ask a couple of times myself and the desk people are not always that helpful or friendly so I wouldn't want her to have to cope with that mess.

It is a 500 mile trip driving so not one we take lightly...slight chance a friend of Katie's will be coming home about then and I suppose if push comes to shove we can always take her back and hope that Katie and family are in Austin so we can visit. We knew this was an off year for us as far as having kids but didn't count on all the schedule changes on SWA.

To further complicate matters her foster family is going to Louisiana for Christmas so we have to work around certain dates as well....sigh...

They might move Tonys mom to Colorado from Wichita and if they do and if she is still around at Christmas then the kids will have to drive through Amarillo to get there and problem solved...but at the moment his mom is resisting the move. I am anxious to see Emily since I had to cancel the gala trip.

[kg91207]

Too bad I didn't still travel for work, I could have easily planned it around getting her up here and at least helped on that end of it!

[Jackie]

yes Brandi...actually you were on my maybe list until your job situation changed...durn!

[Chris too]

Do you have any friends in Dallas who could be at Love to help Em with the transfer?

[Jackie]

well I have family there but it might be awfully hard for them to convince Love Field to let them in without a ticket. It would probably be easier to just take a chance that she could figure it all out. Have also thought of spending Christmas in DC with Marnie. They have a non stop from Austin to DC and back and then we could meet her there for a week...but I really want her to come home for two weeks with us.

[kg91207]

I would have LOVED to hang out with Emily on a flight! I even have several free drink tickets so we could have had a drinky drink together!

[Jackie]

oh that would have been a trip!!! LOL

[Jackie]

Katie has come to the rescue. Unless there are drastic changes in terms of her MIL she will fly home with Emily and stay for a long weekend away from the kids visit....yipee! We have found flights going back to Austin after Christmas where Em stays on the plane so all is well there. And...if things get disrupted we will see how well Em can navigate Love Field and the Departure boards...

[laurasnowbird]

What a relief, my oldest lives close to me, but I can't imagine how hard it would be to have him far away, nor how much I'd miss him! I'm so glad that it worked out!

[Chris too]

Hooray for Katie! What a great daughter

[Jackie]

do we think she is a great daughter.....or do we suspect she could use a weekend off from her busy family ;D...LOL. But YES she is a special person and we are indebted to her for offering.

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

Good news

[mg12061]

So glad it all worked out. You must be so relieved.
Mary Grace

[Jackie]

Ha..I am...I guess you never stop trouble shooting and worrying ...even if you become somewhat removed from the situation like I am now. I often find myself asking Katie for advice on Emily matters instead of being the one giving advice...LOL. Love my family