Disappointed with Ted- AIRLINES
Eli and I woke up early this morning- 8:00 am. I took a shower and downed some Apple jacks while Barb helped me by getting Eli all dressed and ready to go on his big adventure today.
I was flying on Ted airlines (www.flyted.com). We arrived at the airport with 1 very large black bag- I think everyone has a large black bag for luggage! We had Eli's car seat, the diaper bag and his stroller. My hands were full. Barb came in and helped me get checked in. The lady behind the counter said I could only check 2 bags and that I couldn't fill one of my bags to 100lbs- she said my bag was too heavy and not to add another thing to it. It did not weigh 100lbs though- probably more like 50 lbs. But that is pretty remarkable when you consider we only had 1 bag for both of us to share for our whole trip.
I said goodbye to Barb and faced the daunting task of getting through security. Woah- that was a jungle. It was so crowded and took over 40 minutes to get through the lines. I headed to gate 42. I only had about 5 minutes to spare before boarding began.
I have flown many times with Eli already- never with Ted though. Every time I have flown I have had wonderful experiences. The staff was always very accommodating to me and helpful with my baby. I was always allowed to board first too. Here with Ted this was not the case. I was last to board and once on, I was asked to turn around because I had done the wrong thing with my stroller.
There I was with my hands full with a baby and trying to go against the traffic flow to move my stroller- and no one offered to help me!
Once on the flight it was so crowded. My seat was not the one I had reserved either. I was in the middle of the middle of the plane when I had asked for the very last row and a window seat. I like that seat because I have to nurse Eli while we are in flight and that is the most inconspicuous seat. I was lucky and had a nice man sitting next to me who let me switch with him so I could at least have a window seat. But I was still seated next to 2 big men. It was so tight- to make it worse the lady in front of my chose to recline her seat during the whole flight- but I had Eli on my lap- so it was very cramped.
The man next to me was nice though- he looked just like Andy Griffith. He had a flannel shirt on and a cowboy hat. He was about as old as Andy Griffith is now too. It was nice to sit by him. He had a nice smile and was sweet to Eli. He never said much to either of us- but you could tell by his looks that he was pleased with Eli.
The flight was quick about 1 1/2 hours. We arrived to beautiful 30 degree weather and blue skies. The sidewalks and rooftops were covered with snow- it was fun.
We are starting to get settled. I went grocery shopping today to stock the fridge in tha basement. I made Eli some babyfood- spinach, carrots and peaches. I am leaving in a few minutes to pick up the car I am borrowing from a friend while I am here.
It is good to be here. I am excited to have a good trip and to meet Abigail Jane- my beautiful new niece. I had a great time tonight eating dinner with the Brown's and Catherine, Jamie's girlfriend. They are awesome and so much fun. I am staying with them, which is wonderful- they are so hospitable. AJ and I lived with them for 2 months when we first moved up to DC- so I am very comfortable here and around them. It is nice to be back.
Good night for now.
posted by Kellie # 9:23 PM
