Hello From Connecticut!

Andy and I have the worst luck traveling (like the airline going on strike in Mexico when we were trying to fly home from our honeymoon). This trip was no exception!


We left the house at 4:30 a.m. after having only about 4-5 hours of sleep. We had an 8 am flight to Baltimore, then a connecting flight to Portland, Maine. The Airtran lady did not notice the small fact that we were not staying in Baltimore, so she only tagged our bags to there with no transfer. Luckily, Andy caught the error at the gate and they told us just to let them know when we landed.


We arrive in Balitmore around 12:30 pm and the guy at the Portland ticket desk radioed the baggage guys and assured us that they would transfer the bags. Naturally, when we got here, the bags were not on our flight. We were told that Baltimore had called and that they were putting the bags on the next flight. They would arrive at 4:30. Luckily we had a rental car, and although Andy would be missing the wedding rehearsal, we would have time to explore Portland Maine.

So, we walked around Portland and visited all of the little gift shops, etc. We returned to the airport only to be told that the flight was delayed and that the bags would be in at 7:30. We were a little pissed, but we got back in the car and went to visit a lighthouse and drive around. At 7:30, we get back to the airport and see on the monitor that the flight was cancelled. We find the Airtran guy, Scott, and ask him where the heck our luggage is. He said that there was no way to find out and blah, blah, blah. Andy told him to get on the phone and figure it out, so he calls down to Baltimore and finds out that the bags are being put on a flight that is scheduled to arrive at 10:30.

We go see a movie (Chuck & Larry - pretty funny, although it may only be because we were so freakin' tired) and check the Airtran website. That flight is also delayed! We went to a restaurant to get a couple of drinks. There was something about the waiter there that reminded us of our brother-in-law, Jason, but this guy had sharper, angry features and appeared to be gay, so he was henceforth named Angry Gay Jason. We spent the whole time trying to sneak a picture of this poor guy with Andy's cell phone and giggling like maniacs because we had been up for so long.

So, 12 hours after our arrival, our bags finally arrive at 12:30 am. We still had a 3 1/2 hour drive to CT. We drove for about an hour, then pulled over at a Massachusetts rest area and slept in the rental car for 4 hours. We didn't check into the hotel until about 9 am today. It looks huge on the web page (http://www.innatmiddletown.com/) but it's much smaller in person.

Today, we just picked up Andy's tux for the wedding, had lunch and came back to the hotel and napped for 4 hours!

The rehearsal dinner tonight was nice. After the dinner was over, they opened up the room for any out of town guests to come and have dessert. I am sure I am the only one who ever watched this, but one of the guests was a former contestant of Temptation Island! If any of you happened to watch the first season, she was the girl with the funky hair, Mandy. She has bright red hair now and is apparently a caberet singer in NY. She knows the groom from a long time ago and I guess their parents are still friends.

Andy is still out at a bar with Pete (it's almost 1 am), but I came back to get some more sleep. I have over 8 months of sleep deprivation to catch up on (counting the lack of sleep during the first trimester of pregnancy).

Some quick things we've learned about New England - they love Dunkin Donuts. You know how there is a Waffle House on every corner in Georgia? That's how it is with Dunkin Donuts here. There are also not a lot of minorities. We thought it was odd in Maine when we saw a construction crew of all white guys! We haven't heard a lot of New England accents up here - no one has told us where to "pahk the cah" or anything.

I've talked to the Grandma's and Audrey is having a great time. She has learned how to open cabinets and undo the velcro on her shoes to take them off. She's like her momma - why wear shoes when you can go barefoot?

Well, I'm going to bed now. Maybe I'll try to get some pictures off of the camera tomorrow.