I'm just not going to be able to swing this one after all.
I just couldn't swing the $1,000 plane tickets.
The MR/mini-do that will earn me over 10k for this same weekend is only $150.
While I've got enuf to do an award ticket, at 6'6", I try to save my miles for upgrades. Altho' that might be changing now that AA is slapping on $250 fees for those.And, as the year ends, I'm saving longer trips for AA Plat-recall next year. It sounds like an AWESOME time, and keep me in the loop for an EZE 2005 do.
FYI, for future reference, since I work for a school, my long-haul do's and MR's are better done during 3-day holiday weekends (can't get extra days off otherwise during the school year), when I can at least get outta' the plane for more than an hour or two going that far.
Again, sorry to have to pass on this one---raise a glass for me!!