Actually, I was on the road and in the air again. I think we left our house around 12 AM because I wanted to make sure I was going to be checked in on time. By the time I finished going through airport security, I had an hour before departure time. I didn't mind the wait at all. I would have been stressed out if I had arrived at or even close to boarding time.
Within a few minutes, I learned that we were not departing for 3 more hours due to the weather in Baltimore - 2 hour delay. I groaned inwardly but seeing the young parents with toddlers helped me quickly adjust my attitude. I had a book to read so the time passed by fairly quickly.
We arrived in Baltimore about 45 minutes before my scheduled departure to Birmingham. I remember feeling grateful that my layover in Baltimore had shrunk from 3 hours to less than 45 minutes.
NOT ! ! !
As I arrived at my gate, the attendant announced that my flight is delayed for two or more hours.
WHAT?
In the end, I arrived at the Birmingham airport sometime after 11 PM. My original arrival time had been before 9 PM. Rachel was there to pick me up and I think it was close to midnight when we reached her house.
Rachel made a comment at that time that I agree with. It took me twice as long to fly as it would have taken me to drive to her house!!
I'll think twice before I fly again.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Ohio Visit
I was able to visit several of Dan's cousins that I had never met. I really enjoyed visiting with them and hearing some stories about Dan as a youngster. Both cousins are very into Ancestry research so we had a great time comparing notes and passing on information for Dan's side of the family.
One of the coolest parts of the trip was a cousin on my side that I was able to reconnect with. I hadn't seen her for more than 40 years. Her home was one of my favorite places to visit as a child. She is several years older than me and we lost track of her when she married and moved.
I have attempted to find her for the last 5 years by checking phone directories in different cities and using people search engines. I had searched for her on facebook too, without success.
One day I decided to send a message to all the people with her unusual last name to see if I could find her. It was less than 15 people. Most of them ignored my message, several replied that they didn't know her, but one person not only knew her but was able to send me her address and phone number. Obviously, I was able to connect and we had a great visit. It brought back so many warm memories!!
One of the coolest parts of the trip was a cousin on my side that I was able to reconnect with. I hadn't seen her for more than 40 years. Her home was one of my favorite places to visit as a child. She is several years older than me and we lost track of her when she married and moved.
I have attempted to find her for the last 5 years by checking phone directories in different cities and using people search engines. I had searched for her on facebook too, without success.
One day I decided to send a message to all the people with her unusual last name to see if I could find her. It was less than 15 people. Most of them ignored my message, several replied that they didn't know her, but one person not only knew her but was able to send me her address and phone number. Obviously, I was able to connect and we had a great visit. It brought back so many warm memories!!
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