The other day, I realized that I will be celebrating my fifth anniversary of being a non-smoker next month. Isn’t a tattoo the official fifth anniversary gift? I came up with the perfect idea for one and was instantly excited by the thought of new ink.
Alas, it is going to have to wait.
My father is turning 80 in March and we’ve decided to throw him a party. This means I needed to purchase a plane ticket. My plan was to use some air mile points I’ve acquired to offset some of my fare, thereby making it possible for me to afford a new tattoo.
But you know what they say about the plans o’ mice and men? (Quick aside: Robbie Burns Day is on Wednesday. Get yer haggis on, everyone!)
Me being me, when I went to purchase my ticket, I entered the wrong expiry date for my credit card and failed to realize my mistake until I went through numerous trials and a lengthy conversation with the customer service staff from my credit card company. In the end I was able to purchase my ticket. But, in all the confusion, I neglected to apply my points and paid the full fare for my flight.
Oops. Guess the perfect tattoo is just going to have to wait a bit longer. My father’s only going to turn 80 once and the tattoo idea isn’t going to be less perfect in two months – or even two years – from now.
