Holiday Travel: Oh isn't it Fun?
Hip’s 5 Holiday Traveling Tips:
(1.) Make sure your carry on is filled with Advil, a toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, lotion, a stress ball, a change of clothes, snacks… and definitely a hair brush (unless you want to have the hairdo above).
(2.) Do NOT plan to travel a few weeks after your spouse has surgery.
(3.) Immediately check Airport map for Starbucks. Caffeine is essential to your survival.
(4.) Make sure to double up the barf bag. They are very thin.
(5.) Smooth Move Tea… lighten your load and I’m not talking about your baggage! 😉
If you couldn’t tell from my tips above, I’ve had such a wonderful holiday traveling experience so far! 🙂 Alright, so yes, there is a little bit of sarcasm there. We left yesterday to head to Boise for Thanksgiving… well, we just arrived a few hours ago and were supposed to be there last night. There was a delay on our first flight, we missed the second flight, stayed in a hotel with no luggage, woke up a few hours later looking oh so lovely and then got on our final plane to Boise. Definitely an interesting experience… especially with 3 kiddos in tow and a hubby who recently had surgery on his calf.
*NOTE: The Walgreens deals will be up shortly… I posted them earlier and had to quickly remove the post. I actually had posted the deals with all the Walgreens coupons from the November coupon booklet– which won’t be valid tomorrow. Oops!!
OH collin, only you could still look cute with your hair like that lol. Hope your holiday gets better!!
I agree she really looks cute. Hope you enjoy your thanksgiving Collin.
Totally agree! Tshirt, Jeans and cute jewelry – she always looks FAB!
Oh, Collin,
Don’t worry about us and just go relax and take a nice hot bath. So sorry to hear about your bad few days. Take the night off!!!!
I don’t think you can ever look bad Collin. I hope the trip improves and everything else goes smoothly for you and your family.
haha! smoothly!
Oh no! Glad you finally made it there safely!
Hang in there Collin – and have a Happy Thanksgiving from the North part of Idaho (Coeur d’ Alene)!
Hear Hear!!! Welcome to Idaho!!! I live in CDA also!!! 🙂
sorry about the rough travel experience so far!!! you look adorable even with messy hair after long and delayed flights. bummer that you mixed up the wags coupon match-ups- sounds like something i would do! we all appreciate the time you put in to helping us get the best deals. thanks collin and happy thanksgiving!!
You are so funny! You make me laugh! 🙂 Sorry you had a rough flight there. maybe the flight home won’t be as bad…not sure it could get worse. 🙂
I really love your sense of humor!! I am in Spokane, Wa. and I have recruited many of my friends to your blog, some are in Oregon as well! Your site keeps me in the know and even though you are so far away I find so many great things on your site not just coupons. Thank you for going strong even when your not having such a great day!! Hope you have a happy Holiday!
HONEY!! I feel for you – take some time to relax and chill out – sorry to hear about your horrible travel “adventures” – you are such a trooper – you’re still cute as a button!!
Hope you have a fantastic T’giving with your family…
I am glad your family made it there safely and I’ll be praying for your safe return home and that the trip home is better for you guys!
hate to hear about no luggage…been there done that. have a great rest of the trip though!! we are thankful for all you do for us!
I don’t comment often, but wanted to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! Glad you finally made it to your destination and I hope your trip home is MUCH kinder to you than this leg of your trip. Thanks so much for all you do! And like everyone else said…you are still adorable even with your mussed up hair!
Hope the rest of your travels go much more smoothly! Have a great Thanksgiving and visit with your family!
Collin,
Glad you made it safely! Head to bed! Seriously!!! Relax tonight, you’ve had a stressful day! You are still cute with the messed up hair! 🙂 Thanks for all the sweet deals!
Off topic…right now on Amazon you can score the Otterbox Defender Case for $13.43…SHIPPED…was $60!
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Enjoy the holiday! Hope it gets better for ya.
After all that experience, and you’re still up posting deals for us!!! You’re amazing Collin!! Hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family! Happy Thanksgiving!!!
If neither you nor your kids were forced to go through the naked body scanners and weren’t subjected to the sexual-assault-groping “enhanced pat-down” then I’d say you had a pretty good trip, in spite of the mishaps! Happy Thanksgiving!
LOL Too funny! I hope that you’ve never had this experience!
Have a great time in Boise! It’s snowing over most of Idaho – are you getting snow there? Enjoy the snow while you can, since you won’t get much in North Carolina!
Oh, Collin, I can so totally relate to this! We had a very similar experience last December when we travelled from Omaha to Tampa for Christmas. It was the first and only time I will ever choose to fly Delta/Northwest! We also spent an unexpected night in a hotel with three kids, and didn’t get there until 11 pm and had to get up at 4 am for the 6 am flight they rebooked us on. Ugh! Enjoy the rest of your trip, and maybe next time we’ll pass you on the highway 🙂
Collin-
LOVE the picture!! If only I would still look that cute having been through ALL that, lol!!
Hope you get some rest soon!
You poor thing!!! I do respect the fact that you can laugh about it a little now 🙂 Keep your spirits up!
What are you talking about Collin – your hairdo is super sexy!! If only we all could look that good! I’m actually kinda jealous, we don’t have any family to visit, wish I had a grandmother/parents over the hill and through the woods to visit, ours have all passed on. But traveling with 3 kiddos can be tricky, lol! 😉 Hope you get some good RR and have super fun holiday!
Collin, I am also from N.C. I totally understand the traveling with kids, But, try driving 8 hrs with kids and a hubby that HATES to stop for anything. You know what I mean. I do want to wish u and your family a very happy Thanksgiving and to say u are AMAZING. How do u do all u do? Good luck on your way home. Hope your hubby is better. We send all our love…
At least you can write about it and give us useful tips! We all enjoy your sense of humor and the fact that you “put yourself out there” for us to see no matter what. Happy Thanksgiving!
Oh, I forgot, u are naturally beautiful. It takes me HOURS to look that good. Don’t worry.
Aww! Sorry to hear that your traveling hasn’t been so great. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and your trip home will be much better. 🙂 Your such a trooper 🙂
And happy birthday to your little girl– didn’t you say it was tomorrow??? I hope you take the day off – you definitely deserve it. Thanks for all you do. And hope your hubby is feeling better soon.
Hey this happened to the hubby and I this week too. We had everything packed in out carry on but they made us gate check it on the first leg because the plane was full. The plane was late and we missed the second leg and had absolutely nothing with us but a book and some gum. It was super fun! They gave us an overnight bag with a little tiny toothbrush and a tshirt.
Yuck sounds no good. But you look awesome. The lighting and the hair actually remind me of the 80’s! Rock it sista.
Maybe just a dab too much DIPPIDY DOO Dear. 😉 Your precious!!! Too cute!!
Why don’t you take the night off? We promise we won’t fire you!!!
I used to live about an hour outside of Boise, and EVERY trip back always has somthing bad happen!! good luck!
Collin you always look cute. Enjoy the rest of your vacation and your family time. We will be here when you get back……and rested. Happy Thanksgiving to Collin and fellow hip2savers.
Ugh! I hope your vacation gets better! We just moved from Boise. What a great place. Have a great (stress free) stay!
Hip2Save was just on our NEWS 8 on TV in West Michigan as one of the best sites to save money!!!
You always look great. Glad you’re getting through this with a sense of humor! 🙂
Happens to the best of us. I am sending a care pkg to my BIL who is in afgan and would like some suggestions of what to sent to wounded soldiers. I figure your readers might have some great ideas. THanks so much for all you do! PS I love Boise but usually we only visited there in the summer!
Sudoku and Crossword puzzle books are always good!
Thank you for thinking of us on your vacation. Have fun and enjoy your family time! Love all that you do for us:)
I say it’s time for a Holiday drink (or two!)
My suggestion: The kids are with the family; the hubby can get waited on by relatives…..it’s time you sneak into the bathroom, LOCK THE DOOR, draw a bubble bath and RELAX!!
Have a wonderful vacation!
know how you feel. Yesterday my son and husband were on two seperate flights from a business trip in North Dakota. Would you believe it , they both had problems. My son sat in a broke down delta plane in minneapolis for an hour so when they finally got off the ground he missed his connecting flight in st. louis. No other flights available, so he just decided to rent a car to get the rest of the way home. My husbands flight seemed uneventful until he got to St. Louis where his connecting flight told him his plane was overloaded in weight so he couldn’t get on. Of course no other flights availabe so he ended up taking a shuttle 3 hours home. Needless to say, they both were exhausted by the time they got home 5 hours late.
Hope your trip improves. Your posts are a blessing to me and many in my family. Happy Thanksgiving!
Bless your heart. I was in the same position minus the husband last week flying from NY to UT with kids. All I can say is enjoy your family and I hope your flights are much smoother going home.
You have a little “Something about Mary” going on in the back there!
You are such a sweetie!
Hope thing get better!
Awww, you poor thing! I hope that the rest of your trip goes smoother then the first part. Get some rest and have some fun..tomorrow.
My experience has been, when going through major East Coast airports, that bringing even a small tube of toothpaste an lotion causes problems with getting through security.
I hope I run into you while you are in Boise!!! It would be like a celebrity sighting 🙂
Collin you’re so funny – I love the tips, especially the Smooth Move one. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Keep making those memories! One day you can say, “remember that trip we took for Thanksgiving….”. I guess we should all run around with combs in our back pockets like the guys used to do in the movie Grease! Happy Thanksgiving!! Enjoy your family.
Awww.. At least you didn’t get pee’d on! I once waited on a plane with my then 1 yr old while the bathroom with the ONLY changing table was being used by a teenager to apply makeup for 10 minutes! While waiting.. my daughters diaper leaked and I had pee ALLLL over me! I had to take my shirt off and wear my Fleece when we disembarked in Maui with 90 degree weather.. lol. HOWEVER I have learned to always carry on an extra shirt.. life is just one huge learning experience isn’t it!? lol Wishing you and yours the best Thanksgiving ever!! Just think.. so many people are thankful for you everyday!
You’ll have to let us know of any super BF deals you find locally since I am assuming you will still be in Boise on Friday! I am planning to go shopping for my first time this year but still haven’t decided where to go!
Oh honey, you still look cute as a button. Messy hair and all. Hope your taking a well deserved relaxing long hot bath and sleep well. Enjoy your time with your family.