The Traveling Tale: Back to Kansas
Posted in Historical Adventures and tagged with Arkansas, Atlanta, Christmas, family, friends, Georgia, holiday, kansas, photos on January 1, 2008
What a trip. Like March, it started like a lion, but finished like a lamb.
This first picture is the first sign that something is wrong: “Welcome to Northwest Arkansas.” Thanks, but that’s not Wichita. Because of the white out conditions, we were diverted to this airport.
Eventually, we were herded back onto 50-seat plane to wait another hour and a half in the rain. Okay, so it wasn’t raining inside the plane, but watching it was cold. Finally, the paperwork was ready…and we were on our way back to Atlanta where I had caught my connection.
While waiting in lines 8 through 15 for the day, I had a place to lay my head for the night. I was pleased to find that I had a place to lay the rest of my body too. I had to improvise without my luggage, but it turned out alright.
When I turned on the television in my hotel room, this is what I saw…Kansas on the small screen. I ended up watching the whole time, wishing I had a pair of ruby slippers. They must have been in my other bag.
The next day (Sunday) I was able to fly out to Kansas, no problem. It was nice to see the sights of Wichita as we started to land. No fooling me, I know where I’m from.
While I was able to make the flight, one of my two bags did not. It had all the Christmas presents in it, so Christmas giving came after Christmas receiving this year. I was very thankful for the lady who was working to deliver my bag on Christmas day!
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day was spent with my family. It is always good to see
everyone. My family can get a little silly, and here is my dad and brother, Riley, wrestling around. I love this picture of them and find it ironic that my picture is in the background like that. It wasn’t intentional. Really.
everyone. My family can get a little silly, and here is my dad and brother, Riley, wrestling around. I love this picture of them and find it ironic that my picture is in the background like that. It wasn’t intentional. Really.After a couple of days of Christmas festivities, I spent a couple more doing pretty much nothing. It was nice. The little bit of schoolwork that I did get done was helpful, but it was great just to relax and recooperate.
Friday I went down to Oklahoma to meet up with the college crew. Each time I go back, there are less and less people I know there. Regardless, it is great to see those who are there.
A visit to the Oklahoma campus allowed me to see some of the changes. One of them was this weird statue which was just perfect for a photo op. I think the thing that was strangest about seeing campus was all the damage from the ice storm. It’s not all cleaned up yet, but when it is it will certainly be less shady. It’s sad to see what the weather did to all the trees.After driving back yesterday and having lunch with high school friends, I started to pack, and pack, and pack. Fortunately, it all fit!
This morning the Wichita airport was packed, but I was ab
le to get out just fine. The wind was just right so we actually got to Atlanta 45 minutes early. Then I turned around and got on my next flight (with the only empty seat right next to me…again) which got in 20 minutes early! After only a short wait, I had both of my bags and I was left stunned at how uneventful the return trip was. Such a relief!
le to get out just fine. The wind was just right so we actually got to Atlanta 45 minutes early. Then I turned around and got on my next flight (with the only empty seat right next to me…again) which got in 20 minutes early! After only a short wait, I had both of my bags and I was left stunned at how uneventful the return trip was. Such a relief!I hope that you are enjoying New Year’s Day and are ready for new beginnings and fresh starts. I love the cleanliness of January; such a contrast with the busyness and clutter of December!
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January 3rd, 2008 at 3:25 am
Merry Christmas!! So glad you made it safely (there AND back). Love the picture of the wrestling guys. What is it with boys and rough-housing? If I hadn’t grown up with three brothers I would sometimes question the sanity of my own boys. Thankfully it feels somewhat normal. Ha!
As always, so glad to have you stop by the blog!! Thanks for leaving a comment. I must admit, I LOVED the idea that Project 366 is a sequel to P365! So clever. I’m going to steal that thought. :)