holidays and all that comes with it

this morning i woke up at 4:28am in order to shower and get to the airport for our 6:40am flight. we left the house on time. stopped at mom and dad's new little donut spot and then headed down to the highway. except jacksonville has lots and LOTS of bridges. and there was someone trying to jump from one of the bridges this morning. the police had the highway baracaded off. so we went around the other way and got to the gate JUST in time for boarding. unfortunately it was not in time to stop for a starbucks. no worries, i thought, i'll get one in atlanta. got to atlanta and ran from one gate to the next gate 4 terminals away. again, no time for a starbucks. it was a packed flight and it was one of those planes that has two seats, an isle, 3 seats, an isle and then 2 more seats. well just about when you think they can't pack another soul onto the flight a big momma jomba comes down the isle. she, of course, belongs to the middle seat in the middle isle. she sits down and behind her trails a child in pajamas. the whole plane is watching this escapade develop. the woman next to her said "oh!" and the guy on the other side said something about him not needing his own seat. "oh no, if they are under 2 years old, they don't need a ticket and they can sit on your lap." hmm....if this kid was 2 i was about 18. maybe he was 2 in backwards dog years. he could read the kid was so old. just because you put a kid in footie pajamas does not make them younger. before the flight even took off he was puking into a bag. they ride like this almost 5 hours from atlanta to denver. we pull up to the gate in denver. everybody gets their carry on bags and stands in the isle. and stands. and waits. until finally the pilot says "ok folks. where gonna need you to take your seats again...we have to tow the plane closer to the gate because there's a problem with the ramp." ha! i know this poor guy was thinking "get me off this plane!!!"
in case you're wondering, tatum did well, she's a bit skinny because she would only eat if grandma would hold her food bowl. i think we have created a diva. we'll have to work on that.