My Crazy Life!

Well...ok...its really not so crazy. But sometimes....it can be a little nutty!  Back in the middle of February I was asked if I wanted a free trip to Baltimore. Well yeah!! I'll take a free trip anywhere!  And to make it even more sweet, two of the girls I work very well with are going to! But somehow....it is now 4 days before we leave and I just realized it.  OK...so the plane tickets and the hotel reservations were made weeks ago. So glad someone else was in charge of that "minor" detail. But as of yesterday we had no ride to the airport...which is a little over an hour from where we live! So I talked real nice to our deputy chief...ok...maybe not that nice...I just said "Hey Rick...we need a ride to the airport on Tuesday. You're not busy, right? Thanks! I knew we could count on you!" How can he say no?? :)  So the ride there is arranged. Thank goodness one of the girls who is also going is married to a super nice guy (who happens to be one of our Lts.) that promised to give us a ride home. Travel arrangements...done! Now...to pack. I thought I could get everything I needed in my small suitcase. Now....I'm not sure its gonna fit! We leave Tuesday morning...so I need to pack for Wednesday, Thursday, and the trip home on Friday. Plus a couple extras for "just in case" moments. Maybe I can stuff it all in. Just hope I don't have to open it...cuz I may not get it closed again!
Now for the slightly nerve racking part...we have to change planes in Atlanta. Yes...you heard (er, read) that right. ATLANTA! Bloomington, Illinois to Atlanta, Georgia to Baltimore Maryland. Does that make sense to anyone??  The nerve racking part is #1 I've only flown once in my entire life. #2 I've never had to change planes. #3 What if my suitcase gets lost?  Ok...Ok...I know.  I have nothing to worry about. These are professionals and they do this kind of thing all the time. But I'm telling you, if something is going to happen...it'll happen to me! I'll be the one whos bag gets lost, misses their connecting flight because I was in the bathroom, or can't find the hotel we are suppose to be staying in! Thank goodness I'm not going alone...I'd be a total freak! And I hate being a freak alone. :)  So here goes nothing! Three girls from little ole Central Illinois being turned loose in downtown Baltimore and Washington DC for three days! Holy crap, do they know what they are doing?!