It Gets Better . . .

So now, I get to leave Korea on Friday. Like day-after-tomorrow Friday.

Let's not talk about how I specifically told my boss that they needed to make sure I could fly on the particular airline they booked my ticket on before they bought the ticket. They bought my original ticket to depart on Tuesday, like I wanted. And let's not talk about how they didn't check and then said everything was fine. And because I am so anal about details, I went on the airline's website and found out that on this particular airline, I needed to have someone accompany me on the flight if I was at 37 weeks or later (which would have been the case on Tuesday). If I hadn't checked, I would have been at the airport on Tuesday being denied my flight.

And let's not talk about how they told me it was "too difficult" to get a flight for the 31st or the 1st (read: too expensive), and I had to leave on Friday. This would also work out for them since it would be before I completed my 37th week, so there would be no problems with any airline. I would still need a note from my doctor saying it is okay for me to fly that late. But oh, wait, they have no openings at the doctor until Friday morning. That means that in addition to working full days today and tomorrow, packing all my stuff (which was going to be done bit by bit and over the weekend), and wrapping up last-minute stuff around here, I will have to go to the doctor, come home, get my luggage, and head right to the airport on Friday. Not really ideal for a heavily pregnant lady. Granted, Steve has been a HUGE help (and will be on Friday as well!). But it's frustrating to have everything pretty much set in stone and then again having it crumble.

Not only that, but the airline I am flying with on Friday has RIDICULOUS baggage fees. Even on an international flight, they charge for a second checked bag. I was going to bring our stroller as an additional piece of baggage, but they charge 230 bucks for it!! What?? Our only option at this point is to try and sell the stroller, since there is no way we are paying that much to send a stroller home (since there are so many cheap options out there anyway).

Again, these are things that happen when you depend on other people for so much (and why we hate depending on others), and we are at the point of trying to go with the flow. Things have been changing so quickly (this whole flight thing happened yesterday), so it's hard to be ready when there is no set plan.

I know this post sounds like I am really pissed off, but it's just me letting off some leftover steam about the situation since it's so recent. I've accepted that it's something I can't change, and as long as the baby is okay, that's what matters. So tomorrow will be my last full day in Korea, and my last day of work!!