This is going to be a bit of a rant, unfortunately.

For months we've been trying, with no success, to find a way to meet around his hellish schedule at work. In May, our first attempt, we were dumb by trying last minute when he learned he had a week off, which ended up turning into management training and work. In October we tried again, or rather I did and waited with baited breath for him to give me a 'when', which never happened. In December I realized I had to take the initiative and thus mapped out 8 days in February, gave him the heads up to get the time off, and suddenly the clouds parted and angels sang as we confirmed it was to happen. I bought my plane ticket without his aid, having had the money to do so.

In January I casually asked where I would be staying and found out he had assumed I booked a Disney resort. Checking into them, they cost upwards of $1600, at the cheapest. So instead I found a hotel not far from the park (it's roughly 1 mile from Universal) that was on the cheap side and booked the 8 days without his help.

I had thought that after settling that fiasco (and it truly was, I was up all night researching hotels and up another booking it) whatever else came our way would be minor. A couple of weeks ago I asked him to pick me up from the airport as I had thought it would be a given. He told me he couldn't rent a car due to a suspended license (and I have only a permit) and I figured I'd just ask him to take the bus or somesuch and we would take a cab to the hotel.

Last night we were texting and he asked me if I had a way to get to the hotel from the airport. I thought this was odd because it sounded like he wasn't going to show, but it was late and I asked no more. This morning, not even an hour ago I got a text and then asked him point blank if he was going to at least meet me at the airport. Mind you, last week I was told he had the "entire week off." Now I learned he has to work today and, of course, tomorrow until 10pm. My first day there I'll be left to my own devices for about 11 hours. Luckily I researched the area and there's food within walking distance and a mall 3 miles away that I could catch a cab to. I'd take the bus but I have no clue how the bus system works.

I know it isn't his fault, ultimately, as he can't control if they say no to time off (he does have the rest of the week off, I pray they don't call him in anyway) but he could have told me upfront when he found out he was working the day I fly in. I'm hoping it was withheld because he feared he'd upset me, but even so this is vital information. I could've been sitting at that damned airport for hours waiting for him or texting/calling him at the hotel wondering where he was. I think when he does show, we're going to have a serious talk about his nasty habit of staying vague on me. How am I to know to play 20 questions every conversation? Granted he's apologizing left and right, but still.

I just hope the rest of the trip isn't like this and that I can at least partially enjoy myself and my time with him. I don't want to have to regret doing this.