Can we make this is more difficult?

We don't travel often, but we tried to make it as easy as it one can. You know the shoes that slide on, no belts, nothing in our pockets, all the things that slow down security in the airport.  Well seems we had an epic fail at traveling.

And this is how it really went:

~Security Guy didn't like that my passport has been amended, so you have to look at the back page to see my married name (yes, I will just use my licenses on the way back)

~Security Woman was not happy that I misunderstood her (apparently she said "zip my bag" not "unzip my bag", they get so touchy!

~Security Woman Number 2 decided a pat-down was a great idea (I think she just wanted to touch my booty)

~Got swabbed for explosives

So we finally get on the plane and all was well! Got to Vegas, got our bags easy, found the shuttle,easy as pie. We had to wait to check in until 11, so we went and checked Doug in at the conference and then grabbed some lunch. I can't count the number of people who said the food in Vegas was cheap so that people would spend money on gambling. Not.True. Food is NOT cheap! That or my idea of cheap and everyone else's is clearly not the same thing. So we grabbed a pizza, then went to check in. Of course the line is crazy long, so we decide to make sure our room is ready before we get or bags from the "Baggage Storage". Well they give you this awesome little ticket that you just bring back to them and they get your bags. Except some how we LOST ours!!! Great! 

We still had the slips from the airport that matched the tags on our luggage, so I was hoping it would not be a big deal. Of course I was freaking out on the inside!!! Big time!!! If you know me, you know I am a major STRESSER!!!! Fortunately, these people are awesome. The desk lady had one of the guys come out to get me and then we went on a search in their backroom. Luckily, my photographic memory prevailed. I had noticed the guy write "52" on the ticket. Not knowing if it would be helpful or not, I asked him if 52 would mean anything. He was extremely happy that it in fact meant that was the unit it was in and he would not have to search the entire place. I don't know if you have every made it to the storage rooms where they put this luggage, but they aren't small!!! 

So finally on the way to the room, should be easy right? Nope! They have these crazy elevators that go to floors 22-30 only. You have to put your door key in to get past floor 22, we are 25. You would think they would tell you this at check in or put a bigger sign, but nope. So we make it to 22, confused why we stopped, we hit 25 and ended up back at the bottom. So we went up again. This time noticing that you have to put your card key in. Well we stop at 22 again, dang it. We get off, because we don't want to go down again and hit the up button. Elevator arrives and we get on and end up on 29! For the love of Pete people, we just want to go to our room (apparently someone wanted on at 29). Well we make it back to 22. So we get off again! This time we have a game plan. When the elevator comes, we will hold the "door open" button until we figure this out! Luckily no one was on this car! We put the key in, get a green light, then finally make it to floor 25! Thank you sweet baby Jesus! I was really beginning to think that we were not going to make it, I am not even kidding!

Thankfully, everything has gone smoothly since then! I blame it on being up at 4 am two days in a row!