July 16, 2009 | Filed under: Stuff
I’m not a great traveler at the best of times. I’m like a cat, a creature of habit. I want to roll out of bed when I wake up naturally, NOT because my alarm went off at the ungodly hour of 4.
A.M.
But that’s what happened yesterday. On the first leg of the my flight, I sat next to a guy who’d turned 21 the night before and his friends had taken him out. He was sweet and cute, and very funny. Until somewhere over Wyoming, when his hangover kicked in. He threw up for the next 1,000 miles.
Good times.
On the next leg of the trip, I sat next to a very nice man who had five kids, three of them teenage girls. We bonded over that horror. On my other side was a fifty year old woman EIGHT months pregnant with TWINS.
I kept thinking if she goes into labor and we have to land in Nebraska, I’m not going to be happy.
She made it. Barely.
And so did I.
And then, as if God had decided to reward me for a really really rough day, I checked into the hotel, and entered my room and found heaven.
It is a HUGE suite, glorious and calm and sedate and HUGE. Like nearly bigger than my house huge. I immediately called downstairs. “Um, excuse me, I think I have the wrong room.” I didn’t. I’m rooming with Helenkay Dimon, who’d checked in at midnight the night before, and this was the only room they had left.
Um, we’ll take it.
In fact, I might never leave.
I’m running off to a lunch with all the Blaze authors. I will be back with pics . . .
Oh P.S. … CASSIE! Thanks for stopping by the book signing and leaving me my favorite thing — a present! (A gorgeous book with empty pages for me to fill, and a set of pens, I’m so excited!). I’m sorry I’d sold out of books and missed you.
P.S.S. I used a real iron on my top today. I just wanted you all to know that just because my iron at home is the ski waxer, I do know how to use an iron. Sort of.
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Dee says:
Don’t you love flying? I don’t ever plan to get on an airplane again, unless there’s a substantial check waiting for me at the other end of the flight…
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 8:03 amlisa says:
The suit sounds lovely, but I thoight for sure you were going to say that they had left fresh cookies in the room for you.
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 8:24 amAshley says:
Nice upgrade on the room, I wouldn’t want to leave either!
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 8:38 amI can relate with the iron, I own one and know how to use it, I just choose not too! The dryer is my iron. lol
D says:
Conrats on the room upgrade. Makes flying there almost bearable.. I love when you get unexpected surprises like that..I love reading Helenkay Dimon’s stuff, lucky you!!!
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 9:11 amAng says:
You are rooming with Helenkay AND you have a suite…WOW..I want to be you when I grow up!
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 10:11 amJudy F says:
that is some flight… Glad you made it there safely.
Tell HelenKay howdy. I love her books.
Have fun
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 10:40 amBrandy says:
I hate flying. Glad you made it there without an emergency stop. Your suite sounds lovely! Have a great time!
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 11:13 amKristina C. says:
Well congrats to you for flying and booking that sweet room! LOL Good riddance to not having to deliver two babies…. Although it’d make a great story! OH and HOORAYY! For the iron!!
(Where’s the laughing on the floor guy??? He’d be perfect!!)
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 12:07 pmDonna M says:
A 50 year old pregnant woman! Boggles the mind because I do know when I was 50 the last I wanted was to be pregnant!!
I guess to each his/her own!!
It sounds like an interesting flight Jill. Fodder for a book down the road??!!
Glad you arrived in DC okay and that you have a super room/suite to stay in to ease your travel pains. Can’t wait to hear more about your trip & RWA. And pictures too!
Unlike most people I love to fly and travel. All those unexpected “incidents” make life interesting. However, that said I would not want to be next to someone throwing up for 1,000 miles.
That might be painful. I’ve been fortunate in seat mates for the most part except for an overweight lady with a nasty cold, that blew her nose, sniffed & sucked on hard candy the whole trip! Luckily I did not get sick! I was sure glad when we landed in San Francisco that time. 
Sorry to get so long winded!
The devil made me do it!! 
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pmDonna M says:
Whoops! Forgot to proof read, That is supposed to say “The last thing I wanted was to be pregnant at age 50!”
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 1:15 pmLiza says:
Sounds like you have a really sweet room as a reward for your flights. Can’t wait to see pictures and hear more about RWA.
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 2:24 pmSLS-Rainey says:
do we get to see pictures of the ironing evidence? I think you should enjoy the room and the trip after the trying times you have had lately.
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 3:24 pmCassie says:
You’re welcome Jill. Please thank HelenKay. The first line I was in was JR Ward’s line and that took almost 1.5 hours… 5 fans monopolized about 20 minutes of her time. OMG… pictures, talk, sign the t-shirts, pictures again. I headed to your next, but you had gone already. Argh. I missed a few more authors.
BTW are you going to be signing at either the Harlequin or Berkley ones?
First time here and I’m overwhelmed.
PS. I keep stopping by the bar… not stalking you of course.
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 3:38 pmtrish c says:
Jill,
I thought of you today because I had an I Love Lucy moment at the aquariam. My granddaughter was walking up these concrete stairs and in my rush to grab her, my foot did not clear the first stair and the next thing I knew I had scraped my leg from ankle to knee and my forehead hit the concrete!!! I have quite a goose egg! ouch! Needless to say the hubs only got to see the part where my forehead met the concrete and he grabbed the baby quick, because I was to stunned to do anything for about 5 mins. The place was packed with people and I must say I think I will talked about for awhile today. lol lol
So I had to laugh when you said “good times” over the person throwing up next to you. That is basically my life as well.
Hope your having fun and no more “Lucy” moments!!!!
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 4:41 pmapril says:
I went by your table and you weren’t there and then I went by later and you still weren’t there so I figured you didn’t make it in time and now I’m bummed that I missed you. Sorry about the heat and humidity.
april (who showered 3 times daily all this week)
Posted on July 16th, 2009 at 6:08 pmcursingmama says:
I haven’t really waxed skis in so long I wonder if it could become a euphemism for something else. We like to use euphemism’s around our house.
Posted on July 17th, 2009 at 9:14 amLexi Connor says:
I was upset you weren’t at the table at the signing, but I’m happy you sold out! And your travel adventures…you almost sound as unlucky as me! Hopefully I’ll catch you somewhere in this hotel between now and check-out!
Posted on July 17th, 2009 at 10:49 amCaty says:
Posted on July 17th, 2009 at 3:32 pmI just discovered your books! I am so addicted! Now I am trying to get my hands on everything you have ever wrtitten. I LOVED Double Play! I can not wait for Wade’s story.
Have fun in DC!