You guys, I did something bad...

Today's the day! My boyfriend Nicole (pretty much) drops me off at LAX and I'm on my way to Kurdistan.

I board the plane to Doha and of course I get middle seat for this 16 hour flight... Then, an old couple walks over to my section and starts fussing with the flight attendant about not having their seats together. The old lady was not messing around, "I'm canceling this flight and going home!"

Being the good samaritan that I am, I offer my seat to the old man so he can sit behind his wife, instead of the other side of the plane. I walk over to his seat 12K, and would you look at that: window seat *scooore*!

I'm jamming my music and enjoying the elbow room, when the plane takes off.

That's where it gets bad: no one is sitting next to me, making 12J vacant. So here I am, not only with elbow room but a full extent of leg room, seriously about to spread my body and roll all over that free space. All while the old couple is sitting not together, plus the old man has middle seat.

Should I walk over and switch back with them so they can sit together? Well honestly I would have, but there was this cute little old lady in the aisle seat on 12I who could barely get up and she was sound asleep so I figured I would not bother her just so I could get out.

*GASP* The old lady gets up to pee, giving me an obvious opportunity to do the right thing and switch back.

........

Yeah, but it's a 16 hour flight and I'm really feeling all that extra space, I'm practically in first class at this point, when does this ever happen?? Once in a lifetime opportunity.

I'm just gonna pretend to be sleeping if they do come around and see me taking up two seats. Which I definitely ended up having to do, because those little ol' folks had to stretch their legs and walk around. Fake sleep for the win!

So yeah, not exactly going to hell for this, but definitely will have to explain myself at purgatory.

Besides this insane story, I made it to Doha! Waiting 20 hours until my next flight. But worry not, I found a lounge chair and am camping out here until tomorrow morning.

Next stop...Sulaymaniyah!