Ummm...so not sure if ya heard, but apparently there's a freaking volcano erupting crap all over the place in Iceland, and all flights from London Heathrow are suspended until further notice. Right. With my flight scheduled to depart in roughly twenty-four hours, I'm a wee bit concerned to say the least. The official word on the street (by 'the street' I of course mean the official airport website) Heathrow is on lock down mode until 1am Monday morning at the earliest. Yesterday it was Sunday at 1am so obviously they have to keep pushing back the time. My flight should/would be departing at 1pm Monday so I'm kind of on the cusp of things at the moment. And do you know what the real kicker is? I'm flying London to New York via Iceland. Right.
At this moment I'm flippin' out just a bit. My transatlantic flight is pretty much the least of my worries. If it doesn't take off I call the reservation center and book a new flight at the first available time which I'm thinking might cause quite a bit of delay due to all the back up. Unfortunately I already have a non refundable hotel booked in New York City the night of my arrival and two US Airways flights the next day to get me back to Texas. So I'm sitting here checking airline/airport/travel agent websites and making respective calls to any number I can find, and I'm at a bit of a loss. Do I keep my domestic flights on the off chance my international one goes through? What about my Mom who took time off from work to pick me up in Dallas upon my arrival Tuesday morning, or my sister who secured her only two consecutive days off for the entire summer to meet me there? Sigh.
Thankfully I have wonderful support on both sides of the pond. Chris and his family have been very sympathetic, and I know I have somewhere calming to wait out the storm here in London. And then there's my daddy. I called him yesterday frustrated, stressed, close to tears and his ever calming influence and perspective put me back on track. He reminded me everything happens for a reason, and God has a plan. Make sure I don't get to bogged down in my stress to miss an opportunity He is setting before me.
So here I am. Sitting. Waiting. Wishing. And though I might not see you as soon as I would like, hopefully I'll be stateside again before you know it.
