We're flying airtran out of dayton, and I bit the bullet and got our tickets at about $260...it killed me, but our dates are set in stone because of other commitments, and the flight times are just perfect (direct flights, departing 8 am, arriving 10 am, and coming home depart 8 pm, arrive home 10 pm). Now I'm so glad I did it -- those same flights are up to $389!! I'm sure these dates will be sold out. Sometimes you just have to suck it up, but I hate the guessing game of deciding when you should!