False alarm

Sadly, Bee won't be joining Dee in Buenos Aires. Here's what happened:

On Sunday, Bee thought to look at the American Airlines' Web site to see if she had enough miles to fly to Buenos Aires. On Sunday, Bee decided she wanted to go. On Sunday, Bee shohuld have booked the ticket.

Instead, she asked for permission from her boss on Monday (which she got by one in the afternoon). Bee should have booked the second she got approval.

Then Bee waited for her colleagues to check their vacation, which brought Bee into Tuesday night. She should have booked the ticket when her youngest colleague said she had to check with her roommate first. Bee is older. She should have pulled rank.

By Wednesday AM, the seats were gone. Now Dee is taking off for South America, and Bee will be sitting on the couch.

Lesson learned? Go for what you want when you want it. Otherwise, Bee and I will never get the eff out of here.