The joys of flights...updated 6:30pm & 6:50pm & 7pm

So we booked it to the airport this morning, up and out of the house at 5:45am Mississippi time. Got to the airport, returned the rental cars, hopped on the shuttle bus, jumped off at the Continental gates and...stood in line for 2+ hours. Flight delayed. It was a long line. Got to the front of the line and they were calling our flights to check in immediately...um, hum. We made it to our first flight from New Orleans to Houston but (drumroll please) missed the connecting flight from Houston to San Jose. That's when the fun started.


Douglas was the only one to successfully get a seat on a flight out, so far. He's heading to SF instead of SJ. True to form, our team gave a cheer when Doug got the seat, which had a visible effect on the rest of the line. Our team enthusiasm and hope reaches far beyond our work in Mississippi. The rest of us are on standby for the 5:55 flight to SJ...if that doesn't happen, our next options for flights out of here are (drumroll again) Tuesday! Yes, I said Tuesday! We did just find out that DFW is only 4 hours away, so there are options.


Just when I was thinking, gee, it's been a pretty smooth trip. Ha! Guess this is making up for our lack of rental car drama. Oh, well, it's an adventure! We like adventures and we're still smiling!

Edited to add: No go for 5:55pm. Meggie has a flight out at 9pm. Only 6 more to go. Continental is holding us hostage in Houston...boo!!!!

Jonathan is getting out! He has to wait until tomorrow morning but he is being released from captivity!!! Steven wants to know what Jonathan did to become the special one.

The battle of the brothers continues. Steven is being released too...he's going to win the battle though, he gets home an hour and 45 minutes earlier than Jonathan. Who's the special one now?!!