The Missed Flight
On September 11, 2015, 2 weeks after my husband died, I booked a flight to Ole Miss to visit my son who was a freshman on parents weekend.
Mike and I had flown to Mississippi at the end of August to bring our youngest to college, just as we had done with our older son. Once situated we left him to meet new friends and we spent a few days in New Orleans.
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As a solo, female traveler I love the idea of the adventure that I can plan out on my terms. When I became an unexpected, relatively young, widow I was sad that my husband would not be here to join me, but I felt determined that I was going to travel anyway. My first big solo trip was to Thailand so I could escape being home for the one year anniversary of his death as well as our wedding anniversary. I have since embarked on a few travel adventures but I always get a bit anxious before I travel.
That time I planned a family trip for 4 to California but when I printed out the boarding passes 24 hours in advance, there was only a ticket for me. Somehow I had not reserved tickets for my husband and 2 sons. Panic set in. It was 6:00 pm on a Friday evening and I made some frantic phone calls to the corporate office. Apparently, when I had changed the dates a few months earlier, they had cancelled the other 3 tickets.
Fortunately, they were able to fit the rest of my family on the plane with me, but this was the beginning of my travel anticipation anxiety syndrome.
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The pool area erupted with squeals and cries and kids running past my lounge chair. I’m a nice lady and like kids and all but what is going on? This is Las Vegas, not Disneyworld, right?
My visit to Las Vegas was amazing. So much fun and such a diversity of entertainment.
Initially I went to Las Vegas, this time, for the SDE (staff development for educators) conference. I was honestly excited to attend several workshops on play in early education and early literacy. The conference was impressive. I had lunch and dinner with teachers from across the country. We laughed over shared stories and challenges that face us no matter where we live.
Continue reading “Is Vegas the City for…Kids?”
