Thursday
Barbados NOT (Today)!
I am currently swirling around in the fiery muck known as traveling Hell:
- Stayed up all night to get to the airport on time.
- Found out 1 child's passport expired while checking bags.
- Wife started crying at the counter.
- Father-in-Law (who dropped us and walked us in) threw a fit.
- My baby girl started crying when she realized we weren't coming (I was staying behind, she currently would feed her brother to crocodiles if she could).
- The folks at JetBlue were completely professional and rebooked me for tomorrow.
- Spent the next hour on the phone with the Gov't scheduling expedited passport appointment near my home thinking that was convenient.
- Phone died.
- Drove 2 hours in traffic from JFK (spent most of that time cursing myself out) and almost missed my appointment.
- Went through metal detectors and stood on line behind a boy with blond highlights and long nails who kept rubbing his behind and bending over in pants so tight he could barely walk only to learn I didn't have enough documentation on my own as Dad for my son's passport.
- The passport worker made me take an oath that the boy represented in the picture was a true and accurate photo of my son. I thought she was joking because he was standing right next to me (even he was perplexed by that one)...she wasn't joking.
- Currently waiting for the wife to land for her to fax me maternal authorization.
- Have to go back to passport office at 3 to hopefully get the passport by 4 if the wife does what she has to do - otherwise no trip for us.
- Fighting to stay awake.
- Ate some really bland soul food along the way.
- Maybe tomorrow?
- Son looking at me in new light (the only perk).
Posted by
E.Payne
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