Hello and happy Thinking Out Loud Thursday! The last week has been a little crazy, so let’s catch up via some random thoughts. Thanks for the link-up, Amanda!
1.) Finals week is survival mode. My roommates and I didn’t cook at all and we let everything get way messier than we usually do. Even my desk, which is ordinarily neat and tidy, exploded.
Granted, this was on the day I had two full finals within 6 hours, so I was a little scattered.
Anyway, before I left campus yesterday, I cleaned everything and it was wonderful.
2.) Which means… finals are over for me!
{Source}
They were not what you would call fun, but they are over, and that’s what matters now. 🙂
3.) My travel yesterday was so weird. How? Well…
4.) I use Uber pretty regularly and love it. But yesterday a car I wasn’t expecting came to pick me up and the driver rolled down the window and said my name, so I just assumed the wrong car was in the system and loaded my suitcase into the trunk. Shortly afterward, I the driver I was expecting called me, asking where I was. Well, I was already on my way to the airport with someone else… who somehow knew my name. It was a little irrational, but I was suddenly really uncomfortable. Additionally, he took a very roundabout route to the airport, so it took significantly longer than I was expecting.
5.) I eventually got to the airport and through security perfectly fine around 4:30. My flight was at 5:45, so it would start boarding around 5:15. I planned to eat an early dinner at the airport, and since I knew my gate was pretty far from the food court, I decided to grab a sandwich at Potbelly before I went to the gate.
5.) Usually, I would’ve just taken my food back to the gate, but I figured it’d be crowded and I kind of wanted a table, so I sat down and enjoyed a messy and delicious turkey and swiss sandwich.
{Okay, so it’s not much to look at. But it was so good.}
6.) After that, I usually would have gone straight to the gate, but I decided I wanted a candy bar, so I went to grabbed a Twix from Hudson News.
7.) I checked in for my flight kind of late on Tuesday night, so I had a less-than-desirable boarding position. I finally went to the gate to ask about upgrading my seat around 5:10. The attendant was really confused. “Uh, your flight is almost done boarding…?”
Wait, what?
Oh, yeah. I always double- and triple-check my flight time. But not this time. I had it in my head that it was a 5:45 flight, and I think it was actually 5:25. Aaaand I almost missed my flight. It was a slightly stressful time. But I made it. And I’m home!
8.) I am so glad this quarter is over. It was wonderful, and probably my overall favorite quarter so far (hopefully I can say that every quarter), but it’s been really challenging. I’m ready for a break.
I hope you have a fabulous Thursday!
Have you ever missed a flight?
Anything else I should know?
Congrats on being done with finals! I’m pretty sure our Potbelly’s doesn’t have as good of breads/wraps as yours. That sandwich looks delicious!
I’ve never missed a flight, though I felt like I was going to once because I’m always super-early, so when I was only about 15-20 minutes till boarding (after standing in the longest checked baggage line ever, trying to calm myself and tell myself I was fine and had plenty of time). ?
I actually just discovered the usefulness that is Uber this last month and loved it! Haha, but I was always paranoid about getting into the wrong car. ? And I’d say your uncomfortable-ness was not an irrational fear…seems to me that’s a healthy fear, as the situation was reasonably, legitimately concerning.
Have a great rest! ?
Ahhh it was so good. Totally satisfied an ever-present sandwich craving 😉
See, when I have the time straight I am always early. Heck, I sit outside my classrooms for 10 minutes just because I don’t want to be late ever. It was very uncharacteristic of me 😛
Thanks, Hannah 🙂
Lol, I actually thought that as I was reading it! ?
Omg! Hahaha! I would have had a melt down! That’s why I’m just super early for everything. I get to class at least an hour before even though I don’t have too and even if I’ll be bored…I can’t take chances!
Haha when I have the time right, I’m always early, too! I get to appointments and class early and am usually at the airport like an hour and a half before I need to be. Combine the longer-than-necessary Uber ride with my time mix-up, and my earliness was the only thing that saved me this time :/
Congrats on being all done with finals!! That’s always such a great feeling 😀 And I don’t think your feelings toward the Uber were irrational at all! It’s actually one of the reasons I hate using taxi and car services… I know the instances are super rare, but you hear stories that make you a little uneasy.
Thank you! And yes, very true. I very much value having my own car at home 🙂
Glad finals are over for you! My family and I nearly missed our flight to Rome a few years ago- we were ushered by a security guard to the front of the queue at passport control whilst our names were being announced on the loud-speaker…
Slightly embarrassing but at least we just about made it!
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As long as you did make it, that’s what matters in the end 🙂
That sounds scary about your Uber ride! I’m really glad you’re safe and nothing bad happened.
It was definitely disconcerting!
Hooray for being done with finals! Best feeling EVER. I finished mine this afternoon and feel on top of the world! I have so much time to do all of the things I’ve been having to put off over the past few weeks!
Yay! Enjoy your time off 🙂