Plane Ticket = BOUGHT!

I did it, its official! Feb 2nd I land in Turkey!

After skyping the family  I didn't hear from Sebnem for over a week --> I started to worry hard core. All the typical doubts and worries were running through my mind. Did they not like me? Did I say something wrong? Am I too fat? To ugly? To poor? Are they just being nice and don't know how to politely tell me they are no longer interested???

I emailed them twice, then the day before New Years Ever I finally got the response I had been seeking: They were looking for a ticket for me and needed my information! i was ecstatic and SO relieved. Then today I get an email from the father letting me know they were concidering at a ticked from Chicago to Istanbul for $650 they wanted me to look at. "Hey wait", I though, "I'm sure I can beat that price". So did a little shopping around and managed to find one for $466 that was out of Grand Rapids with very short layovers in Chicago and Frankfurt. Using my shiny new Discover Card I booked the ticket, for which the family will compensate me when I get there.

Done.

So here is my Flight Itinerary:

United Airlines
Flight ****
Dep. Grand Rapids (GRR) 01:28pm -01Feb
Arr. Chicago OHare (ORD) 01:30pm -01Feb

United Airlines
Flight *** ***
Dep. Chicago (ORD) 02:34pm -01Feb
Arr. Frankfurt (FRA) 05:45am -02Feb

United Airlines
Flight **** ***
Dep. Frankfurt (FRA) 09:05am -02Feb, Tue
Arrive Istanbul Ataturk (IST) 12:50pm -02Feb

Total Trip Time: 16hr 22min
Total Cost: $466.53