Disappointment

I have had a series of disappointments lately.  Three exactly, and I am ready for them to stop.

1.  Vacation to New Orleans

My friend canceled her participation in this trip two weeks before we were scheduled to leave.  Not Cool. I was stunned and disappointed for two days and then I took action.  I did research to see how much it would cost to go by myself.  Ugg...super expensive.  I didn't want to lose my airline ticket and I didn't want my vacation ruined by another person's actions.  After extensive research I decided to purchase a cruise out of New Orleans for the exact days of my trip.  I thought I found a reasonable solution to my problem.

2.  Cruise to Cozumel

Then Hurricane Issac happened.  I was to leave on Thursday and my airline canceled my flight.  Or, more precisely the airport was closed in New Orleans.  I just couldn't get there. The earliest I could get to New Orleans was Saturday.  The cruise was also delayed but they left port on Friday at 9pm.  Apparently, going on the cruise wasn't in the cards for me.  I was super bummed.  I was looking forward to some time away from home and work.  I wanted some time to myself and I wanted to be able to reflect on where I was in my life and where I wanted to be.  I knew that wouldn't happen at home.  Again, super disappointed.

3.  Cake Concert

I purchased tickets with a friend to see the Cake concert on Friday night.  I was very excited because they were SUPER FANTASTIC when I went last year.  I was really looking forward it seeing them.  Then...bam...bad storms were predicted for Friday night.  The concert was slated to be at the White River venue downtown but due to the storms they moved it to Klipsch Music Center in Noblesville.  Duh...what the hell.  I knew that Klipsch had a pavilion but it wasn't adequate cover for a thunder and lightening storm.  My friend was a little apprehensive about going because she didn't want to be outside with lightening.  We went to dinner and when we were done eating the weather had cleared up a bit so we decided to go for it.  We were there about 30 minutes when the gates of hell opened up.  Terrible lightening, thunder and rain.  We made a mad dash for my car and headed back to my house. The concert was over for us.

Damn.   Again, I was super disappointed.  I couldn't believe another event was ruined in such a short span of time.  In the scheme of my life I know that these are not real problems.  I was out a bit of money and fun but they were important to me.  So I am ready for an upswing.  Hopefully, No more canceled events in my future.