Today I am trying to stay positive. Last week I called the passenger terminal on base and they said there was a C-5 flight to Wright Patterson Air Force Base(Dayton, Ohio) today. Space available means if there is space available active duty members and their dependents can fly free on a military aircraft to wherever they are going. The tickets this year for flights were outrageous from the start. They are always are during the holidays, unless you leave for a month, and this year we were unable to do that because of Christmas events at the Chapel. Commercial flights were starting at $700 per person, which adds up when you are buying for two. $1400 for the cheapest flight. ugh.
Yesterday, I called to check on the flight to Wright Patterson. It had been cancelled with no indication why. Probably the weather. I am trying to be positive about staying in Alaska for Christmas, but I am such a Christmas lover. :) I love being with my family. We are half way through our Alaska assignment. We move in Summer of 2009. I love living here, but it so hard to know you can't drive a few hundred miles and be home for the holidays. I am used to that. We will have a fun Christmas, because I won't allow myself to be sad the whole time. I am just feeling upset today.
1 comments:
that is sad - im so sorry - i would just die if I couldn't be home - but your right to decide to have a good time anyway - easier said than done.
we are hoping the weather holds out for us here - it is one of those where we have a storm system move through every weekend. so i am hoping the big winter storm we are supposed to get on saturday holds off - goes north or something! Merry Christmas,
love ya.
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