yes, I prefer non-stop flights

finally booked my Christmas travel this morning. I'll be heading out on a non-stop flight to Daytona Beach on Saturday, 12/22 and returning home through Atlanta on Wednesday, 12/26.

last year had the family traveling to see my grandmother Thomasina for Christmas as well and I bought my tickets through cheaptickets.com. not so cheap, but cheaper than direct from the airline. after lots of waiting at LaGuardia, I was bumped from my flight and could only get as far as Jacksonville, through Atlanta. I did get Delta $$s, which I have used to go to a wedding on, and I still have more left! yay for that! I had to spend the night at a Jacksonville La Quinta (good thing I book hotels for a living) and Jack & Sue picked me up off of I-95 en route from Maryland to Daytona Beach.

this is why I prefer non-stop flights earlier in the day and will, from this point forward, always buy from the airline for the holidays! my vacation time is precious and I'd much rather be down in Ormond Beach decorating Thomasina's fake Christmas tree; the one that Dad and I purchased at Wal-Mart last year for $25!

on a side note: I went to Target last night and got my holiday decor and Christmas tree. pretty awesome. I'll start putting everything together tonight. woohoo!