Welp, the long story short is that our plans to spend New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik, Iceland totally and completely fell apart at the last minute last night. Without going into the gory details, we got our flight times mixed up and ended up missing our flight to Iceland last night … the only one of the day. After trying to reschedule for today, we learned that the flight was booked solid and any flight after today would put us in Iceland after New Year’s Eve:
Obvs, David and I are really upset about our plans falling apart but I’m most bothered by the fact that we were to meet my friend Diana in Iceland today. Instead, she will be spending New Year’s all by herself in Iceland. Altho she is a very resilient person who often travels to foreign countries all on her own, I’m bummed that we won’t be spending the New Year together. We had this trip planned for so long and it was all undone but a mere 2 hours :(
As a result, we will be spending NYE here in NYC … not too shabby, I’m not complaining, but I am a bit upset that our grand plans to be back in Reykjavik died a sad and unnecessary death.
That sucks soooo badly!!!! Sorry to hear it :(
Oooh, so sorry about that Trent. A good friend of mine went to Iceland three years ago and she really enjoyed it there.
Don’t worry, the right time will come when you can get there, for sure. Maybe these things happen for a reason and you and David weren’t supposed to be for some reason, just think of it that way. I hope you can get some of the expenses back on insurance.
aww, sorry to hear that your plans didn’t work out. New Years in Iceland sounds awesomee but there’s probably a reason why things didn’t work out. Just make the best out of things =).
It sucks when these things happen, though. I got really sick the day before I was due to fly to Mexico City from Los Angeles to shoot a Panic at the Disco show, this was in December 2006 and I couldn’t get any of the expenses back on my travel insurance because I had a severe sore throat and flu-type virus BEFORE I even travelled, so that isn’t covered. I was so annoyed. Even more annoying was when I spoke to the band several months later and they said that the show I missed was one of the best they’d done on that tour!! So fustrating!
I hope Trent and David get to Iceland in 2009.
Booo! That sucks!
I’m party hopping around NYC if you want to join! :)
In the words of our great Homer J. “DOH!”
that’s just awfull!
I know the feeling, I was supposed to go to Vancouver for Christmas & they were compltely snowed in & I wasn’t able to make it home until the day after Christmas, it was horribly depressing.
Boo! I’m so sorry your plans feel through, Trent. I wish you a very happy New Year regardless of the location. :)
I’m so sorry Trent! I know what might make you feel better though…a nice long blog about The City *hint hint* :)
That sucks big nuts dude! All that money down the toilet too, I’d be so pissed at myself if I were in your shoes!!! I’d be a bit pissed at you if I were your friend that you were meeting too because I’m not the kind of person who would be ok on her own in a foreign country!! Happy New Year though, at least you aren’t stuck somewhere like Delaware.
i’m so sorry your plans didn’t go through :(
I am sorry! Just enjoy ringing in the New Year with the person you love. Don’t focus on where you are, but who you are with. Happy New Year!
I was wondering what happened after you mentioned it ony our Twitter account…I’m sorry about the mix-up! I was really looking forward to hearing about your trip and seeing pictures of Jesus your jesus doing his traveling knome impression…And who knew flights to Iceland were so darn popular?? It’s supposed to be 16 degrees here in the city tomorrow night, so just get drunk and pretend its Iceland!
yikes. I cannot even imagine how crappy that feels. You gotta shake it off it though. (sounds like you already have). If it were me I’d still be one crabby-panted-lady. Good thing you’ll still be spending NYE with your lover.
oh no! that sucks, but at least you get to spend new years in NYC, which will be fun too. if your friend is looking for something to do in reykjavik I have friends there, they have an apartment downtown and they are having an awesome rooftop party …
aaw trent that is brutal!! at least you two are together. hopefully you can go again sometime soon!!
so sorry trent. i hope your friend isn’t too upset.
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Your poor friend! I’m thinking that a really nice bottle of champagne to her hotel room would console her, if only partially…
That definitely sucks… I have jealously been reading every post that you made about Iceland and have been hoping the best for you. I’m so sorry that it isn’t going to work out – and I selfishly was looking forward to pictures… but I hope you still plan to go there in the future! I certainly am!