Off to North Dakota today

I will soar into the sky on Spirit Airline today at 12:50 headed for Minnesota and then on to North Dakota.  I will board the plane with plenty of preparation as Spirit Airline is a no frills outfit and I am not sure but maybe, for the price, one has to bring their own oxygen.  Well not really but they do take the "no frills" concept almost beyond possible.  I did not want to pay for a seat.  I did not want to pay for priority boarding.   I did not want to pay for a bag and I did not want to pay to get in the fast TSA line.  SO I probably will wait.  Will probably get searched but I do know that I have a middle seat, 17B.  It will be perhaps more than interesting to see who I sit between.  When I looked at the seat selections that one could pay for it appeared that the plane may not be all that full but time will tell.  With a 12:50 flight I think I need to leave here maybe at 10:30 as the airport is about 25 minutes.  I then need to park in the long term parking and get to the terminal by maybe 11:15?  They say boarding begins at 12:15.

My tennis racquet is taking a rest for 4 days.  The last time I went 4 days without being on the court was summer when I did not play tennis.  I will then play Tuesday and then my team plays away on Wednesday.  Let's see if I can stay undefeated this winter as I am now 5-0.  Of course that is NOT going to happen but as long as it continues it is fun.  With 4 match tie breakers out of the 5 wins I am pretty much playing with fire I know.

I have really mixed feelings about this weekend.  I do NOT like to be away from Terry.  I also just feel kind of out of things often at these events.  For sure there will be family and more family and it will be fun to see my kids and grand kids but actually for me I am always most comfortable at home or in small settings.  I will do my best to enjoy.  I often had different opinions than Grandma and that tends to spill over into the family as well.  I am NOT saying I don't get along as I do but still IF I were staying home with Terry I would be happier and more comfortable.  This is saying good-bye to the last of a generation which is interesting.  My Mom died in 1984 if I remember right.  Dad died in 1987.  Grandpa Saunders died in 1990 I think.  I may have these years wrong as I am terrible at dates and I am not going to take the time to look them up this morning.  My point is Grandma is the last and she certainly outlived others by many years.  In terms of uncles and aunts there are none living as well.  Actually I had a first cousin die just a few months ago and she was 100.  I did say cousin.  My goodness the more I write here the older I feel.  Terry's parents as well have passed away but she does have a couple of aunts living.  It does make a difference as Terry is the second oldest in a family of 5 and I am the second youngest in a family of 6.  Mom made a huge difference as she was the youngest by 10 years in a family of maybe 12?  So one can imagine cousins on that side as well as aunts and uncles were/are a lot older.  Cousin Arlene, daughter of Aunt Bertie, is living in Lidgerwood in a home and she is maybe 93 or 94 now.  Enough of the old stuff.

I am pretty much packed and ready to go.  I will double check things but I think the suitcase is almost ready to close.  It is small enough to carry on as I just did not feel like paying $30 for a check in!

I will miss my FP for the next few days.  One of Mark/Mary's in laws always has FP so maybe she will bring and share?  Well to be honest this is probably not an event that one HAS to have FP and I might add I will be fine.  However today I am now on my last half cup so ready to finalize packing for the Spirit Airline experience.

I will be back on Tuesday morning.  I mean on the blog as I return to Florida about noon on Monday. One may not want to look at the blog for some time as I think I may have MANY pictures to post!