Flying High With Delta

Right now I am sitting on an airplane headed to San Diego for the PRSSA National Conference 2009! Now I have never flown Delta before, despite my many travels, and am really surprised at the great treatment we have receieved on our flight. Not that I had heard bad things about this airline, I just never heard anything great.

But so far, my experience has exceeded good! Every chair has a tv screen with options for music, movies, tv, games and HBO! Although you have to pay for movies and games--the music and tv stations are both free. Now I was expecting to open the music option to find lame old music. But to my surprise, Delta has provided a plethora of music ranging from pop songs to motown to musicals. Instead of listening to iPods and watching movies on our computers, our entire group is absorbed in their mini tv. At the moment, I am listening to the soundtrack for the hit musical Spring Awakening!

Delta has also taken flying to a new level. Delta handed out free wireless cards for their flyers. By just simply creating an account and entering a promotional code, everyone on the flight has been given free wireless Internet while IN FLIGHT! It's really something neat to experience. Who would have thought you could access the world wide web while well over 10,000 miles above ground?! I've been passing my computer around to let other members tweet and check their accounts!

Delta has also provided us with tasty snacks and they didn't skimp on them. During both flights, our stewardesses offered us beverages and snacks. They gave us two packages of peanuts, cookies or pretzels! This is definitely something rare in the current economy-- I always feel like I have to pay for a little treat while flying, but Delta provided this for free.

The one downfall about this airline is the checked baggage free. I really hope this is somethign temporary. To check a bag, it cost $20. For a college student, this is a semi-large chunk of change. But because of all of these perks, I think it is somewhat worth it! Hopefully, when things get better for the economy, the checked baggage fee decreases!

Either way, having a great flight to conference on Delta. Really love their logo for their on-flight Wi-Fi! I wish I could show it but I just wouldn't do it justice! Way to go Delta--Keep up the great customer service! My flights today have made me feel like I am a valued customer! Definitely adding Delta to my check-list when looking up flights!

Ohana

My sister visited last night. Right now, she is standing across the room doing her hair before she has to drive to her new house in Illinoise. Her husband is in the Air Force and got orders this summer to move from Jersey out to the mid-west. Let me tell you, she is none too thrilled. She decided to stop here to break up the 17 hour drive and I think last night was the first time we got along in a long time. We never argued or anything. She's nine years older than me and it's usually hard for us to see eye to eye. We grew up in very different times and she always takes on a more motherly role, but not last night. I'm not sure if it's cause all of the DZ's were around or what, but she was a lot of fun! I even dragged her to the PAC lab and introduced her to the PR kids :) She thinks they are all super nice and quite funny. I even took her to the place some of us are looking at for next year and she loved it. I don't necessarily need her stamp of approval, but it feels good to have her enjoy the people I have been surrounding myself with at college.

Her latest idea as of last night was to get tattoos that say "ohana." In Hawaiin, this means family. It's something her, my mom, and I all say to each other. In theory, I think a tattoo would be sweet, but I always talk myself out of it. Now I need to talk my sister out of it too!

Hello Junior Year

Today began my junior year of college. I can not believe I have been in college for three years. Jeez. I spent around 7 hours in the same classroom for just two classes. I had a break in between for lunch in the Mac and the line was insane. I guess there are a lot of freshman this year because it was packed. Seven sisters had to cram into a table for 5. But we did wear our recruitment shirts for Delta Zeta since it's Tuesday. They are a candy pink with white writing. I was really iffy about the shirts at first, but once I saw them, I pretty much fell in love. Sisters also sported our new fleeces. Everyone seems to be talking about them :) I am really proud of myself that they were completed and free. Now, if I can only get everything together for our recruitment practices. That takes a little more time and thought though.