Big News and picking up my Passport..

I have planned an XMAS vaction to see someone very special to me. But with my original vaction request that would have meant that I would have to fly back on New Years Eve. And I really didn't like that idea. Neiter did the guy I'm gonna visit. So I put in a change to my vacation request recently, but didn't hear anything back. This prevented me from finally booking my flight, and I know how hard it can be to find flights at reasonable prices during XMAS time. But today I got news from my boss, that I will be getting the 2nd of January off as well. I was really stoked with those news. That means I will be able to spend XMAS and New Years Eve with someone very special to me. Of course it means that Daisy will have to stay that time at the boarding facility. And that's not exactly cheap.
I left work today at 5 pm, since I had to get to the post office before 6 pm. Made it with about 25 minutes to spare. I had gotten yesterday the info that my new passport was ready to be picked up. Just confirming your ID with your DL and off I went with a brand new passport, that will be valid for another 10 years. Not sure how much I appreciate the fact that I had to give my fingerprints to get a passports..but that's just how things are these days. After all I can't change the law.
When I got home I took Daisy for a big walk in a quite foggy Vienna and than jumped on my computer to find a great deal on flights. I had checked the flights over the past few days several times, so I knew where to look for good deals. I really didn't want't to have a 19 hour layover in order to save 150 bucks. That layover just isn't worth the savings to me. After I had figured out those flights that came into closer consideration. I could have just booked one of the better deals, but something just told me to cross-check with the homepage of airline...and it turns out that I could get a better deal there. It was not much about 80 bucks, but that's still not bad at all. And of course I went right ahead and booked the flight. Now me going on my XMAS vacation is pretty much a done deal...and it has been 3 1/2 years since I went on a plane last. I'm so looking forward to this and so looking forward to flying again...since I enjoy flying.