Traveling

Jeff and I have loved to ski since we were dating. I actually have been skiing since I was a kid. My dad has a house and a condo in Breckenridge Colorado which makes trip a little less expensive. (he rents them both, I will try to get links to his by owner site) Once you pay for the air line tickets and the lift tickets, it is still an expensive trip. We still try to make it at least every other year. This year we are going with my sisters family in December. Everything is a little cheaper going at this time of year. Carson is actually excited about taking skiing lessons with Ann Bennett. Last time we were there, he was almost 2 and hated it because he had to wear all the gear. We will see how he does this time around.
I have really seen how little I like to take risks in planning this trip! Rene' booked her air line tickets on Sunday, but ours were still well over $300. Since we still have awhile there is a good chance the rates will go down. There are still plenty of seats on the flights we are looking at so it should be a safe bet to wait. But, it still makes me anxious. There are several options, but traveling with small kids some times are much better than others! Plus, Rene' and the gang will come through Atlanta so we can all be on the same flights to and from Denver. Since Macie does not have a seat (I am way to cheap to pay that kind of money for her when she can travel for free), it is nice to have 2 extra adults with us. Plus, Macie LOVES Ann Bennett. Needless to say, I have would really like to be on their flights.
This morning my mom sent me an email from Air Tran announcing a 72 hour sale. We would only get the discount going out, but it would save us $225. That will pay for one of us to ski while we are there (Carson's lift tickets will still be free!). So, I spent this morning waiting to see if Delta will match the rate. Their times work better for us and Rene' is flying Delta. I checked like 10 times today and finally the rate had fallen and I was able to get us all on the flight in the row dirctly behind Rene' and the gang. Should I have waited longer to see if the rate would go down any lower? Who knows, but for now I will just be happy for the savings I got on the flights I wanted!