On Monday, we finally got Brian's luggage back! It was 4 weeks to the day from when we had gotten home from UT (and almost the hour - our flight got in around 10:30 PM and that's about when they delivered the bag). It is an incredible relief to have it back in our possession. Quite honestly, I had given up all hope that it would be returned to us.
Brian got an automated email that day saying they had found it and would drop it off. I was at work but got a phone call/voicemail (an actual person!) saying they had a luggage delivery and wondered if anyone was home. I called the guy back when I got off, and he said they'd send it out on the 6 PM delivery, which meant we'd get it anywhere from 6-10 PM. When another delivery guy called to confirm that, I asked if they had an approximate ETA. He responded that they had until midnight to get it to us. Midnight??? Really?? Anyway, we ended up going to visit one of our neighbors for a while but left the blinds open so we could see cars driving by. When the delivery finally came, we saw a car driving slowly past with the driver using a huge flashlight to see addresses (that was actually sort of amusing to me). Brian ran out to meet him and finally got his bag back.
When we left UT, Brian put his dirty laundry in the bag (some of it had been washed but left overnight and smelled musty, so we knew we needed to wash it again). I was really afraid the bag and its contents were going to be rank by the time we got it back. Surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. It smelled a little, but it wasn't the knock-you-over smell I was expecting. We'll definitely need to have his suit dry-cleaned. Everything else has been washed now, and he's enjoying wearing some of his favorite clothes again. :)
Brian will have to fill in some more details, but this isn't over yet. I believe he filled out an expenses report the other day for what he had to buy (new underwear, shoes, etc.) since his clothes and stuff were gone. We're hoping to get reimbursed for most of that, as well as requesting 2 ticket vouchers. (They offered $100 toward a ticket, but we thought that was ridiculous considering what we've been through.) We'll see how this goes.
family
Friday, July 22, 2011
music to my ears
I was looking for some sheet music for solo clarinet and came across these videos. Hehe.
Carrot Clarinet
Broccoli Ocarina
date night
Brian and I went on a date last night. One of his co-workers had recommended Cap City Diner, so we headed down to check it out. It seems to be pretty popular, because we had to wait for a bit (less than 20 minutes, I think). It was absolutely worth the wait! The service was fantastic - I swear they brought our food like 5 minutes after we ordered - and the food was delicious. We even splurged and got some peanut butter pie for dessert. Yum! :)
After dinner, we headed over to campus so Brian could show me some pretty trees. There's an arboretum right on the edge of campus, and we just parked and wandered around for a bit. OSU doesn't seem to have any free places to park, so we ended up paying at a lot right next to the arboretum. Funny story: It was $1.50 to park for an hour (not too bad), and Brian suddenly remembered the song "They Paved Paradise." (It was originally by Joni Mitchell, but he only knows the cover by Counting Crows.)
They took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
OK, I'm not sure why that was so funny to us, but it was.
After we got all hot and sweaty from wandering outside (we live in a sauna!), we climbed back in the air-conditioned car and headed to the Park of Roses. Neither of us had been there before, and I'm not sure why it's taken us this long. It was getting dark, but it was still gorgeous. We'll have to go back in the daytime. I told Brian I like the yellow roses, especially the buds that haven't fully bloomed yet. He may have picked a small one for me (shh! don't tell!). I think I'll have to go back and take some pictures for practice with my camera. :)
After dinner, we headed over to campus so Brian could show me some pretty trees. There's an arboretum right on the edge of campus, and we just parked and wandered around for a bit. OSU doesn't seem to have any free places to park, so we ended up paying at a lot right next to the arboretum. Funny story: It was $1.50 to park for an hour (not too bad), and Brian suddenly remembered the song "They Paved Paradise." (It was originally by Joni Mitchell, but he only knows the cover by Counting Crows.)
They took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
OK, I'm not sure why that was so funny to us, but it was.
After we got all hot and sweaty from wandering outside (we live in a sauna!), we climbed back in the air-conditioned car and headed to the Park of Roses. Neither of us had been there before, and I'm not sure why it's taken us this long. It was getting dark, but it was still gorgeous. We'll have to go back in the daytime. I told Brian I like the yellow roses, especially the buds that haven't fully bloomed yet. He may have picked a small one for me (shh! don't tell!). I think I'll have to go back and take some pictures for practice with my camera. :)
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