I made it to the east coast after a long day of flight delays. The first thing we hit Palm Springs Airport to check in and the woman at the gate immediately told us our second flight was delayed. Ok not a big deal I don’t mind layovers as I like to get out and stretch and not have to run to my next flight. Getting through my small airport is a breeze Dee and I just happened to be the only two in line.
We took off and our flight went along smoothly, one hour later we land in San Francisco. Yikes we get off the plane only to discover that the temps were forty-four degrees lower then what we left in Palm Springs. First thing is to get out the sweatshirt. As a rule of flying I always pack either a sweatshirt or a light jacket as I am one of those people who freeze on a plane. Dee on the other hand forgot hers so I let her use mine until I was just too cold. Dee ended up buying a sweatshirt with San Francisco on it, so it was a nice souvenir.
We find a seat at our gate and we get a text our flight is delayed longer then first expected. Ughhh like I said I like layovers but there comes a point when you just want to get to were you are going. Now we have over two hours to wait, so we decide we will get lunch/dinner since we know it will be a while before we eat again and plane food is not an option. We did end up at a nice restaurant in the airport that had seafood. I had a dungeness crab sandwich and Dee had fish and chips. Both meals were delicious but in the airport you pay twice at much as what you would elsewhere. Next we wait and wait.
Finally our plane arrives and we know we will be boarding sometime in the near future. When our group number was called we then boarded. Both of us were stuck with middle seats but at least it was in the section with a little leg room. The plane doors close and next thing we hear is the Captain telling us we are in a hold, it will be twenty minutes before we can take off. After many delays we are finally in the air. We arrive at Philadelphia and we are lucky my brother in law, John works right across the street from the airport. He had agreed to stay at work and pick us up. Poor John, this is the second time I have had flight delays coming into Philly, he finally picks us up at 12:45 am and we make our way back to Lawrenceville, NJ. Finally family time.
We are a big family. When you get the gang together, we are loud, some times too loud but we tend to have a great time. Last night was one occasion that some of us got together. We went out to Dave and Buster’s ,which those on the east coast know, but for those on the west coast or in another country, this is a loud burger joint with arcades and other games to entertain the kids and the big kid adults. We ate our totally unhealthy meals washed down with a little brew. We chatted and laughed, we pulled pranks on one another, we had fun. By the end of the night I was extremely exhausted, my head was pounding from the noise level which continued through the whole ride home. Is this what I signed up for, coming from my peaceful existence to be swamped with people and constant noise. Answer is you betcha, you see I really value my family time. I don’t get to see them as often as I used to so every minute with them is another minute of my life I tend to cherish. I would not trade this time for all the world. I truly love my family time.
My first east coast post, next we head to Thompson PA for some R&R with the family so hope to have another post during that time.