After deliberation, we decided that arriving at the Sac airport 3 hours early was a little excessive. Instead we arrived 45 minutes before boarding, and made it to the gate with plenty of time to spare. Despite the little hiccup where I forgot to print my boarding pass, we successfully checked each of our 30lb backpacks (ok, we’re over packers. So what.) and managed security and navigating the terminal were a breeze. Wow! This is going to be easy. And we even arrived in Dallas/Fort Worth 30 minutes early. You would think this smooth start to our day would precursor our amazing travel wit. We waited around for our backpacks at the baggage claim, until we noticed that no one was still waiting and the belt had stopped. Here is when Mary and I decided that
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