A dream comes true

When I was in high school, one of my teacher said he used to travel around the U.S. after he graduated from the high school. I was really into this travel idea thereafter. But I was busy with school works and summer jobs through the high school and colleges. All these years, I did not have any long distance trip at all. Until this year, I decided to take the trip from NYC to San Francisco. The company I am working for give me two-week paid vacation every year. But I asked for one extra non-paid week for this year and my manager gave it to me. So I ordered the Greyhound bus ticket online on June 1. The trip would start at 1 p.m. on June 22 (Thursday) and I would be back to NYC on July 6 (Thursday). I also made the reservation with HI's San Francisco's Downtown Branch and City Center Branch. At the beginning, I was trying to book eight nights at the Downtown Branch, but the computer said I could not book more than five night at there. So I booked five nights at the Downtown Branch and three nights at the City Center Branch. Later, my roommate at the Downtown Branch told me I could rebook after five nights. He lived there for a while, so he knows the tricks much better than me.