Going to a destination wedding requires a weekend of outfits and, therefore, a big bag. The night before our trip my husband reminded me there is a strict cut off time for checking luggage. He warns me we are leaving early, “so don’t be late!”
I Am Not Late
I am the first one downstairs and ready. Twenty minutes later he ascends. We are running late and as we pull out of the driveway, I remember the invitation is still inside. For all of 2 minutes I ran back in to get it. Remember this, because it will become a point of tension later.
As we leave the house, he turns left instead of right and takes the most convoluted way to the airport I have ever seen. If you know Little Rock you will understand this: instead of hopping on I-630 to leave the Hillcrest neighborhood, he drives down Cantrell, through the River Market, along the access road, to I-30, and then merges onto I-540. The whole drive I sit in silence thinking he is doing this to torture me. And it is working.
At the airport we park and run with our bags to the ticket counter. Just as Grady forewarned, we are too late. The ticket lady tries to rebook us for another day but there are no more flights for days: nada, nothing. We’re going to miss the wedding in Cabo.
The Begging Begins
Grady tells the lady at the counter we’ll check our bags at the gate. The lady says you can’t. He begs. She finally caves and says, “you can try.” At TSA the man says, “those bags are too big to go through the scanner.” Grady begs and they find a way.
With bags in tow, we are the last people at the gate. The lady says, “those bags are too big, they should not have gotten past the ticket counter, the TSA, or here.”
I walk away to leave, when Grady calls me back. He has talked her into checking our bags at the bridge.
I’m Not Buying It
In our seats at last, Grady turns to me and says, “if you hadn’t forgotten the invitation…”
Unable to speak without blowing up, I think, “I’m not buying it” … along with other unmentionable thoughts.
About the Author
Kerry McCoy founded FlagandBanner.com in 1975 with just $400 and a dream, building it from door-to-door flag sales into a multi-million dollar enterprise. With over five decades in the American flag and banner business, her insights into patriotic trends and flag sales patterns come from serving customers nationwide during times of celebration, crisis, and everything in between.
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