DELAYED!

I'm currently sitting at my boarding gate writing this blog on one of the convenient YVR internet terminals. I should be sitting on my plane getting ready for take off! Gotta love the snow. Oh it so beautiful. I'm sure the little kiddies are thrilled to have a snow day and a free day off school. I know my brother is thrilled because I'm sure he didn't have to go to work today. I'm sitting here less than thrilled that 2 hours have been taken off my vacation time. Not to mention that I'm stuck in the international terminal, with no way out! Okay, it's not that bad. But...

We woke up at 4:00 a.m. today. Amazing how I can rise and shine and be chipper and full of energy when I know a plane is waiting to take me to Mexico. We called our cab ab 5:45. We went downstairs to wait outside for it, figuring it would arrive right away. I mean how many people are up and calling cabs at that hour? Apparently a lot when it snows. We waited 30 minutes for it to show up. I spent much of that time standing on the sidewalk, not wanting it to miss us. I shouldn't have bothered drying my hair...it was totally wrecked and we hadn't even left the house! We finally got our cab, which we ended up sharing with someone else who was standing on the road and looked to be going to the airport. Safe and sound at the airport, we checked in with no line ups. Apparently that is because everyone else had already checked in. So no seats together. That's okay. I told the agent I didn't really want to sit beside Dave anyways. (ha ha ha just kidding!) I gulped down my meds and we breezed through security. Next stop - Duty Free. Unfortunately the did not have my brand of cigarettes. Damn. Now I have to smoke Player's all week. I stop in a bathroom to take stock of myself. Thank God I put a hat in my carry on bag! Off to Starbuck's for tea and coffee, and Timmy's for some tea biscuits (I must purchase my food before the flight. I just cannot eat whatever it is that they try to pass off as food. Grab some magazines and a bag of snack mix and we're at the terminal in plenty of time to board. I see this intenet terminal, and go off in search for loonies. As I pass the gate I see the sign says we are now leaving at 11:00. Hmmm. I needed a smoke after my tea and Timmy's. Now I really need one. Trek back to security to plead our case and be allowed out to smoke. No such luck. Back to the gate to plead with the staff there to escort us out. No luck. I revert back to 14 and head to find a bathroom. I do need a cigarette. How badly, well that's debatable. I'm probably just being a tad defiant and making a point on principle. I find a handicapp bathroom and smoke a whole cigarette. Nothing happens. I report back to Dave and he goes off to do the same, although he is much more reluctant and concerned about getting caught. I figure whatever, if you are going to trap in this section with no doors to outside, then you better expect people are going to break the rules! Anyways...now here I sit with 5 minutes left to post this blog.

All in all, I'm in a good mood and ya, we're delayed, but it could be worse...we're not cancelled! And look...you all get one more post before I go!

So...enjoy the snow, enjoy the slush when it turns, and enjoy the rain that I am certain must follow. I really will be thinking of you all while I'm kicked back in the hot Mexican sun.