My morning started out kind of crazy. I planned to wake up at 6:00, get ready and then have time to spend with my brother, sister-in-law, and nieces before leaving at 7:30. Instead my alarm didn't go off (or it did and I accidentally hit stop instead of snooze) and I woke up at 6:45. It was a mad dash to get ready. Fortunately, I had prepared everything the night before so there wasn't too much left to do, but I was bummed to miss out on a few more quiet moments with my family.
Anyway, after an emotional good-bye, I headed to the airport with my mom. Traci, Becca and Monica also came to see me off. The check in process was a little bit long, but I had a nice lady helping me which was nice. Then I hung out with my friends for a little while.
Saying bye to them was surreal. By then I felt numb when I headed to security. (By the way.... did you know you can't bring dumbbells on the plane? I packed 5 pound weights in my carry on because my checked luggage was already over the weight limit and I wanted to take them to Kenya to exercise. Apparently they could be used as a weapon so I had to leave them in with my friends. Maybe this is obvious to everyone else but me. After all, I am the person who tried to bring firecrackers on the plane to Sudan without realizing that is never allowed!) The time flew bye and soon I was flying over my beloved San Diego. I love San Diego so much and feel so blessed to have grown up here. As I took my last glimpse of the Pacific Ocean for a while, I prayed and asked God to protect my city, my church and my loved ones.
The flight to Detroit was quick. Since I didn't have time to eat breakfast and there was no meal on the flight, I was starving. I ate my last US dinner at Chili's. I won't be able to have chips and salsa for a long time so I really savored it.
Now I am sitting in the Delta Sky Club Lounge with an hour and a half before I leave the US. I bought a pass to the lounge so I could take a shower in Amsterdam. I am so glad I did. The lounge is awesome! I wouldn't do it for domestic travel, but for international travel it's really nice. There is free WI-fi, drinks, snacks, nice showers and bathrooms and people to help out.
It feels so strange to be leaving the US soon. The last two times I flew to Kenya, I knew exactly what I was doing and when I would be coming home. I don't know either of those at this point. However, I am excited to be going and am looking forward to discovering God's plans for me.
I'm so glad you like the lounge, what a great idea! I can't believe you are gone. It just felt like I was saying...see you later! I love you so much and support you and am praying for you. Can't wait to hear how the reunion with PD went. :)
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TB
So glad you made it with all the luggage and action packer. I'm happy that the only thing you had to remove was the weights. The lounge sounds perfect. I hope you had a quiet flight to Amsterdam and can get refreshed in the sky lounge. Miss you already.
ReplyDeletePS: Tryna was sad and said she didn't feel like eating. Though she did manage to eat popcorn and 7 of the dozen brownies I made for her ;)
Lotta love,
-Mom-
I miss you guys too. I don't think there is anything that will keep Tryna from eating popcorn! Even when she was 5 and I took her to the movies, she could three times as much popcorn as me!
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