Damn you hope and expectation.

All summer I had wanted to make a trip down to Maryland to visit Becky, Tia, and Rob. I wanted it to be a surprise visit, so I was collaborating with Rob. I guess in the beginning it was kind of a "I have plenty of time" thing, but then I started babysitting and by the time we hit August, it was almost time to go back to Pitt. And my car wasn't passing inspection. I was down to two optional weekends; I was shooting for the first, but just in case, I had the following as backup. The first was a no-go. The car still hadn't passed inspection. The second weekend, the car passed, but Mom decided if I was dead set on going, which I was, I could take her car. This was finalized Friday night, so I would leave in the morning. I sent a text to Rob saying I'd probably be there around 2:30, but half an hour later, I got a call from Tia. Rob had just told her I was coming. They had just picked up Colin (Daiichi) for the weekend.

Plans terminated.

Why do I even try if it concerns Becky? It never works.