My Trip

I am home from my trip to see my sister, Amy and her family. I had a great time visiting with her and the kids.

I worked out at their place where they are building a house. I went to church with them on Wednesday night and met a bunch of their friends. Amy, the kids and I went to this place called Bunnies by the Bay and had tea, which was a lot of fun. I got to love on the kids, read stories and help with chores. I really enjoyed my time there.

Coming home, now that is a story! I was flying on a buddy pass from Amy's mother-in-law, and that should tell you everything. Amy dropped me at the airport on Saturday at 12:30 P.M. I was there until about 12:30 A.M. trying to get out. Amy came and got me and took me two hours north where they said I'd for sure get on a flight to Salt Lake City then on to Dallas Sunday morning.

I got to Salt Lake City just fine. It's the getting to Dallas part that didn't happen. I found out it was Mary Kay convention here this week. So, I spent all the live long day in the airport at Salt Lake City without the faintest chance of leaving that day.

Happily, I met a girl, LaRae, who was trying to get here for the conference. She was from Salt Lake and said, "If we don't catch this last flight, you should come home and stay the night with me." And me, in my bleary eyed and foggy headed state said, "OK." So I stayed with a stranger I met in the airport.

We went back to the airport Monday morning. I didn't get on the first two flights and it was really looking like I would be there another day. Miraculously, I got on the 1:00 PM flight to Dallas. I got in at 4:30 P.M. our time and I was never in my life so happy to see Terminal E at DFW Airport.

I am still exhausted from my trip. I am planning to sleep as much as possible this weekend.

That's the news of my big vacation. I hope I won't be seeing the inside of an airport in a long time.