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First Thursday Email to FWB re: Upcoming Trip

(I am leaving Friday-Monday to go Out of Town to A City I Might Move To. Coincidentally, he will be flying into the same City on Monday for business. We will miss each other at the airport Monday by about 4 hours. Best Friend is traveling with me, but leaving from the Local Airport on Saturday.)

"I want you to take my car to the Local Airport on Monday when you leave, and park it there, so that Best Friend will have a vehicle when she gets off the plane Monday night.

So the plan is: I will leave the restaurant tonight, around 10pm and go home, cleaning my car on the way (that only means getting the trash out). After I go shopping in Lulu's closet and pick up my swimsuit from The Blonde's house - stops which both include an obligatory glass of wine - I will pack, which of course I have not even started, and don't even think I have a big enough suitcase. Then I will tidy my house, just b/c it's nicer to come home that way, and come over to your house, luggage and tickets in hand. Mind you, I plan to start drinking at the restaurant. We will have cocktails and maybe some lovin! I have to be still drunk when I get on the plane in the morning or I will have a panic attack. (Note to self: pack Lortabs.)

In the morning, my plane leaves The Airport at o'dawn thirty. We should leave two hours prior to o'dawn thirty? I have no idea what traffic will be like or really how far the airport is. Truth be told, I don't even know where the airport is. I will leave you my spare car key, which you will then use to drive my car to the Local Airport on Monday morning, leaving the key in the vehicle and unlocked and with relatively clear instructions on how to locate it. Btw, what time are you getting into The City? I had my and Best Friends' reservations mixed up - she leaves The City at 330 and I leave at 1pm. Bummer! Hopefully your plane will arrive early enough to meet up anyway. Best Friend will get on the plane to the Local Airport on Monday at 330, find my car, and drive to my house. I sure like to make things difficult don't I."

Second Thursday Email to FWB re: Eff That

"OK, I thought it through again and that is way too complicated. I'll just take my car to The Airport and leave it there. That way, I can pick Best Friend up b/c her flight gets in after mine regardless. Parking can't be that expensive, and it will save someone having to get me Monday night.

Blast it. I was looking forward to the company on the drive over.

....and I can still come over tonight....;-)"