Friday, July 13, 2012

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Daytona

I think we can all agree that, since 9/11, the face of terrorism has changed...I just failed to realize how much! 

Husband and I have just returned from the family's annual trip to Daytona.  People say "getting there is half the fun."  And that's generally true...as long as you upgrade, of course.  This time, forget "getting there"...just getting to our seats was about all the fun I could handle.

We had an uneventful drive to the airport...but for the fact that we had to fly out of McCarran (LAS) not Ontario (ONT)...as there were no upgrades available for ONT.  I always check ONT first because it is easy to get to, easy to navigate, and closer to my home.  Also, because I know that if terrorists ever try to take it over, Jack Bauer will rescue me...and the other people there, too, I guess...but, whatever, not my problem.  The drive to Vegas isn't that much longer and...thank you nice people at Sirius...I have 80s on 8.  

We park, easy peasy, unload the car, and, as we head from parking garage to airport, J began to question the wisdom of not having called ahead for a wheelchair.  It was too late at that point, so as a friend would tell me, I Rangered Up, and continued.  At the ticketing counter, no one was manning the First Class line, so we waited far too long.  But...onward.

At this point, we reach the TSA Agent before the metal detectors, who compares your ID to your ticket.  J and I presented our military IDs and tickets.  He compares DH's ID picture to his face and name to ticket and hands it back to him.  My turn.  He stared!!!  Used different angles and lighting!  He finally asks for a second form of ID...dude...are you kidding me?  I hand him my driver's license.  UH-OH...it's expired.  He lets the expiration slide with a stern warning and then starts the comparison dance again...both IDs and me...back and forth...squinting, staring, doing the hokey f*cking pokey.  With a dirty look he returns my documents and sends us to the metal detector line.  Again...this was the First Class line!!!  Seasoned travelers, everything is neatly in bins, all computers out, quart size bag of anything even semi-liquid, shoes and sweater off...let's roll. Then we get pulled out of THAT line to go thru the body scanner thingy. 

Don't get me wrong...I am a safety nut.  I have been since I worked with a wonderfully security conscious (read: paranoid lunatic) officer for 2 years at the Sheriff's Dept. back home.  J is also a bit hyper-aware (read: slightly obsessed) of Force Protection.  I'm all for any safety measures necessary to keep our nation safe...at the airport...or anywhere else.  I understand and support the need for our Govt. not to lay everything bare to the masses.  Though I disagree with the way most gun nuts interpret the 2nd Amendment, I AM a gun nut!

HOWEVER...am I the new face of terrorism?

Let me set the scene...
All 5'1 (if I stand up really straight and the nurse is nice, I'm 5'1, damn it) of me...chin length, ginger hair, pink, monogrammed, polo dress, matching monogrammed cardigan, pearls, and my new Marley Lilly Monogrammed Penny Clutch.  Really?  There's a rosary in my bag!  The only person I look like I could terrorize is a Protestant midget in Ireland!!!

From the front?  A basic, flat, clutch that is deceptively large enough to fit the current issues of Town & Country and Vanity Fair
 and still look flat with loads of room for your essentials.

 This back pocket?
Fits your favourite E-reader with room to spare!

Just to make more versatile, 
There are wristlet and cross-body straps included!
When traveling, the cross-body strap makes life SO much easier!

I love the bag so much...that Marley Lilly is letting me give one away!!!

So here are the rules:
1:  Follow Marley Lilly on Twitter
2:  Follow me on Twitter
@PrincssPrepPink
3:  Like Marley Lilly on Facebook
4:  Share your "favourite" travel story here
And because Marley Lilly is so generous
5:  Like The Queen of Hearts on Facebook
6:  Follow The Queen of Hearts on Twitter
7:  Tweet about the giveaway
8:  Blog about the giveaway


Good Luck!
XOXO
~CAT

9 comments:

  1. You are too funny - and definitely not the face of terrorism! You are going to start getting ME in trouble while online shopping if you keep posting these adorable monogrammed gems :)

    1. I follow ML on Twitter
    2. I follow you on Twitter
    3. I like ML on Facebook
    4. I had rolled up ankle bracelet string in my bag and got accused of having a BOMB. Really? A cute little 20 year old with a pink vera bradley bag? I think not.
    5. I like the Queen of Hearts on FB
    6. I follow the QUeen of Hearts on Twitter

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    1. An ankle bracelet? That's fantastic!!!

      I added two more ways to get entries...be sure to check them out!

      XOXO
      ~CAT

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  2. OMG Sissy I am rolling!! All I can picture us you and an Irish midget!
    1. I follow ML on Twitter
    2. I follow you on Twitter
    3. I like ML on Facebook
    4. The first time I flew just so happened to be a landing at O'Hare and let me tell you, John's hands were bleeding I had gripped him so tight my short nails actually pricked his skin! Poor baby had to valium me up for the return trip!!
    5. I like the Queen of Hearts on FB
    6. I follow the Queen of Hearts on Twitter

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    1. Hey!!! I'm not TECHNICALLY a midget! HA! As you can imagine, there is very little tolerance in my family! J and my dad would laugh at me!

      I added two more ways to get entries...be sure to check them out!

      XOXO
      ~CAT

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  3. Haha that is too funny!
    1. I follow Marley Lilly on Twitter
    2. I follow you on Twitter
    3. I like Marley Lilly on Facebook
    4. I was 8 and my sister was 3 and I refused to go to the airplane bathroom with her because I just didn't want to I guess. A couple minutes later she was pounding on the door because she was locked in there and it took us about half an hour to get her out!
    5. I like the Queen of Hearts on Facebook
    6. I follow the Queen of Hearts on Twiiter

    Thanks, Devin W.

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    1. OMG!!! That is so funny! I laughed when I read it!

      I added two more ways to get entries...be sure to check them out!

      XOXO
      ~CAT

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    2. When does the giveaway end?

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    3. Sorry about that, Devin! It will end on the 24th!

      XOXO
      ~CAT

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  4. 1: I follow Marley Lilly on Twitter
    2: I follow you on Twitter (at)gilsonsarahbeth
    3: I like Marley Lilly on Facebook
    4: My favorite travel story is probably when I got upgraded to first class for free on my flight from D.C. to Denver. It was a wonderful surprise and the only time I'v ever flown first class.

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