june has been absolutely crazy

so, quintiles requires us to have so many visits a month, and april and may i was short (we have a quarter to make up for slow months) so june was my month to make up for visits for quarter 2. i've been doing a lot of day visits, as i hate being gone here lately. here are some things to remember: don't get to the airport 27 minutes before your scheduled departure, you'll be running to your gate and your bag will be in an overhead bin totally far away from you, another thing, don't think you can fly standby without paying change fees the day before... stories to follow.

so, a few weeks ago, i had a three day, possibly four day visit in jacksonville, florida. i got finished early, but had booked my trip for four days. so i went to JAX and wanted to fly standby (with my status that normally doesn't cost any money - to most it is a minimum $150 change fee), but because it was not on the same day as my original ticket, i was there a day early, they charged me the fee, plus the change in fare... (side note: i had already changed my flight on sunday to monday due to a migraine headache, another $150). i begged and pleaded with the us air people, even spoke to a manager, but i got nowhere.... these airline attendants do not budge. can i just get on my soapbox, here. why is it that they can charge us all these change fees, but they can change our flights without any notice, cancel our flights, and we get nothing... i think it is so unfair. i could complain all day or offer my opinion on why i think the airlines rip customers off, but it will do no good, what started out as a $617 flight, ended up being a $1000 trip.

this past saturday i spent the day with one of my good friends michele at bridal mart, we spent about 5 hours there... can i just say that bridal mart is like a zoo.... the fitting room is like a large hallway, with no curtains or doors - so you are totally exposed, haha. you can take 3 dresses back at a time. one bride stole one of the dresses michele had back there to try on, so we had to watch her like a hawk to get it back... craziness. the bridesmiad's dresses were "organized" by designer and not by size which i hated, but i don't think one was decided on... it is ok though, we have time, the wedding isn't until september 18, 2010. the consultants weren't really a big help at this place either, at least at david's bridal, they take care of their dresses - the consultants get the dresses for you, not here, dresses are a free for all.

on saturday night i went to a toga party, can't say i ever went to one of those in college. we made a little scavenger hunt to spice the party up, molly won the scavenger hunt, fun times. she was so good. one of the things on the list was have a cop handcuff you, one guy at the party bought into this and totally embarrassed me, you had to be there, but lee, charlie, and molly saw it and let's just say that we all know why i am not a big flirt, my face turned 900 shades of red. i laughed so hard at the situation.

i'm going to try and update my blog more often. i've been so busy lately, it has been so hard.

happy 4th everyone, i'll be at the outer banks, so i'm sure i'll have a story or two. first, i got to cherry hill tomorrow.

what not to do

so, sunday i was at the lake with friends, and i surely didn't want to leave, but as you know it, i had to fly out - one of my sites is being audited = no fun. i had a flight to catch at 8pm to salisbury, maryland. i knew i had a good 3.5 to 4 hour drive ahead of me to get back to charlotte, so off i go around 12:30ish from the lake. i finally make it to my house around 4:30 - what a long drive by yourself. HAVE I MENTIONED THAT I HATE DRIVING BY MYSELF? could it be more boring, haha. i am thinking, oh my gosh, i have to pack and get to my grandfather's to see him before i leave, how do i do all this. (oh a day in my life, haha.)

so, i pack up my stuff and get done by like 5ish on the dot, head out to lincolnton (a 30 min drive) and get to Pop's around 5:30pm and to my surprise my daddy is there too, woohoo. i get to see my dad and grandfather in one trip. pop had some items he wanted me to look over, and we chatted about my fun weekend at the lake, and before i knew it was 6:26pm, YIKES - get to the airport. so, i hop back in the car and book it to the airport. i had to get to the us airways counter by 7:15pm to check my bag. when i get to the business vallet location, the shuttle driver is MIA -what the heck. of all times, could they find someone else, i am flipping out. my watch says 7:09 pm. so, finally here comes this old man (who apparently had to use the bathroom - i mean, you can't blame the poor man) walking slow as ever... i basically beg him to speed to get us to the counter. i think i got to the counter at 7:12pm, whew, just under the deadline.

so, i made it to salisbury, md safely last night (not after some rocky turbulence - more than normal), but nothing i can't handle - i slept through most of it.

i'm in salisbury til wednesday. i come home wednesday night, then off to jacksonville thursday during the day. friday is brad paisley, woohoo, then saturday is joy's wedding - busy busy, but i wouldn't have it any other way!!!