March 6, 2006
Yes, you read that right. 24 hours into it and only one thing has gone right (more on that later). The first leg of our journey was a flight to Minneapolis, with a connection to Calgary. Before we boarded the plane, we were told that our plane would be making a fueling stop on the way, in Milwaukee. Needless to say, we missed our connecting flight (by about 10 minutes!). So they booked us on an additional leg, to Salt Lake City. That left late, but we actually made our connection to Calgary, with mere minutes to spare. Of course our luggage wasn't so lucky (seems like a lot of folks here are in the same boat). Thankfully, they gave us company t-shirts in our "goodie bag" when we arrived, so we have something to wear today, but the formal dinner/dance is tonight and I have nothing -- no dress, no stockings, no shoes, no jewelry, no makeup. Larry found someone who can loan me a dress (I haven't seen it yet), but I'm really hoping that our luggage arrives.
Now for the one thing that went right. We didn't ge to the hotel until almost 9 p.m. (we expected to arrive around 4 in the afternoon), and we figured dinner was long over. But to our great (pleasant) surprise, they had just gotten through the salad course, so we had a great dinner.
Our room is small, but the view is spectacular. We can see over the hotel into the valley below, a small river and the mountains behind, unbelievable. They almost look fake, they're so gorgeous. The weather is great too, not too cold (not much snow either, which was a surprise).
Overall, once we've gotten settled, we're looking forward to a great trip. Who needs fresh clothes anyway???
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