megan - this is why folks should fly through Denver. If you get stuck, you have someone willing to come and get you instead of being stuck in airport hell.

True dat.

Sadly, I am using miles, or, believe me, I would never have booked anything but a nonstop.

Any recs for hotels around the SLC airport would be appreciated.

Man, there's a hotel I've stayed at a couple times when I've been stranded at SLC, but hell if I can remember which one it was. It's favored by Delta.

Damn dirty birds.

Good luck getting home, all you travelers.

It's favored by Delta.

Well, that's who I'm flying so I guess that's where they'll send me. Hopefully all will go well, because I really just want to be home.

I'm sure the fact that I can't check-in online is in no way a bad sign...

I'm really tired of these misogynistic beer commercials.

Happy 3rd Day of Christmas everyone!

It was nice to be in Vermont and finally see the house my sister had built. The cabin itself was very predictable. The best of everything, but no personality.

Went through some of my old stuff left in the original lake house and found my prom dress and a bridesmaid dress (think Laura Ashley in the 80s for both). Anyway, they are a gorgeous blue and raspberry cotton so I'm thinking of taking them to a tailor and getting them turned into napkins or something useful.

My sister was her usual holiday bi-polar self, so being shut up in a snowy cabin with no TV or internet was everything you might imagine. It's a good thing I really like my BIL and the WCNs. Of course, now that World's Cutest Nephew is 6'4" and the World's Cutest Niece is my height, I may have to stop calling them that.

Yes!

For the score. I've been successfully ignoring the ads by starting to work on my taxes.

I am queasy with relief. Now I just want the game to be over.

AUGH. CHALLENGE THE CALL.

Jesus, referee. Please try to keep track of who has the ball.