Rich Cleaner Conference, Catching the Flight

We're back from the conference! Boy was it a fun but exhausting time. Before I forget all the details, I have to tell you guys a hilarious story about us catching our flight home....

So Victor, Soco and I are at the Platinum Meeting Lunch eating away and listening to Joe's team. I look at my watch and it's 1:30. They said they were only going to stay 30 min and it's been about 30 min and nobody is making a move to leave. So I go back to eating. I check my watch again. It's 1:45 and I'm thinking I better say something or else we're gonna miss our flight. So I ask Soco what time we're leaving and she says 1:30. I tell her it's 1:45 and she freaks out and tells Victor. So we say our goodbyes to everyone (still didn't get our pic taken with Joe and Lisa) and rush out the door.

[Cut to freeway]

We're driving around trying to figure out where to drop the rental car off. We finally get to the drop off point and begin the process of trying to get all the stuff we can't take in our carry-ons into one bag to check in. Than we literally run through the terminal to the shuttle bus. (I still haven't crammed my books into my carry on so I'm having to run with them)

Now picture this. How many of you remember the part in the Home Alone movies where the family is running through the terminal to catch their flight? Ok, that was us. LOL! It was hilarious. I wish someone had been there to get it on tape. And what's even funnier is I had the exact music they play during those scenes in my head.

So we make it to the bus, which by the way is so crammed full of people we have to stand up.

{cut to airport}

We're running like the McAllister's towards the check in counter only to find out they can't check the bag because we were supposed to have done that 40 min. before our flight was scheduled to leave. So we stand there debating whether to let them chuck our stuff, some of which is expensive, or to take the next flight out at about 6 and not get home till after midnight. (stupid 3oz rule)

{cut to inside terminal}

Yup. We decided to let them chuck our stuff. (Thankfully, they didn't toss my clinique so I'm happy about that. And I'm getting reimbursed for the rest so it's good.) So we're running AGAIN towards the security checkpoint and arrive sweating like pigs and thirsty as camels. (Lovely visual image eh?) and...AND the escalator is broken so we have to drag our luggage up the stairs. (can you say Body for Life?)

After finally making it through security, Soco and I take off towards to gate while Victor stays behind to watch them chuck our stuff.

By now your probably wondering what else could possibly go wrong. Well.....Soco and I were in such a hurry that we weren't paying attention to the signs and went the wrong way. And THAN she thought she heard them paging her for final boarding. So we take off in the right direction a la McAllister yet again. Only Soco can't really run too fast in heels so she yells at me to go ahead of her. So I'm going as fast as I can berating myself for not being in better shape the whole time. I get to the right gate this time and it turns out they've only started to board.

Now keep in mind that by this time I'm feeling like I'm gonna pass out so you can imagine how perturbed I was to learn that we had done all that running FOR NOTHING!!

And all this just to stay as long as possible for the Platinum meeting lunch. You guys should feel reeeeally special. LOL!