i wish i had wings...

So I'm thinking about going to Chicago for my cousin's graduation (or rather my father is forcing me to go). I thought I would use the Southwest Rewards I had. But nope they're not enough to get to Chicago. That sucks so much. Now I've looked through so many airlines and the cheapest flights are like $400 roundtrip and luckily without any stops in Hicksville-Middle-Of-Nowhere, USA. But $400! C'mon. I thought that flights would be cheap now since the news reporter keep harping on and on about the airline price wars. $400 is not a winner. Or maybe I'm just too poor :(