A lot has gone on since my weekend trip to New York fell through. I got my luggage back (the only part of me that actually did make it to the correct city) at about 3am Sunday morning. This enabled me to finally charge my poor little cell phone, whose battery power was holding on for dear life. On Sunday I spent the day doing general domestic-type activities like laundry and vacuuming. The weather was quite nice in DC that day, which helped make up for not being in New York. But only a little. ;)

Monday night I headed over to Famous Dave's for an impromptu dinner with Matt and Lizzi! Even with my loyalty to true Texas brisket, the Texas Brisket Sandwiche at Famous Dave's is pretty darn good. Especially when paired with seasoned fries and warm cornbread. It was great to spend some time with Matt and Lizzi, too, because I hadn't seen them in almost a week! We schemed about seder dinners and websites and travel and summer plans, and generally had a fantastic time. Adam had to miss the dinner, but I brought him some smoked ham and a big pile of cornbread as a consolation prize. :)

Yesterday I spent about an hour on the phone with United and American Airlines. I became the human tennis ball, being bounced back and forth between each of their customer service lines, who each told me that it was the other airline's responsibility to take care of my unique situation. Finally, a tech support person with AA.com stepped up to the plate and solved my problem. Yet another reason why I am a loyal American Airlines customer, and why United deserves to be on the brink of bankruptcy.

The good news is that I have re-booked my tickets to New York, and I'll be heading up there the weekend of March 19th! I'm excited all over again. Plus there's a good chance the weather will be much better this time around. Cross your fingers!