kansas city here I am!
well, I've arrived in Kansas City just yesterday and I've had a nice time so far. pretty much have just eaten and slept. I have my own room and my own bathroom. very exciting for me. haha. Tomorrow I start dancing at the KCB. I can't wait. I'm a little nervous because I don't know what it is going to be like. Helen already told me there is a 12 year old who has only been there ofr 6 years and is in the advanced group... I'll probably be the oldest one with the least talent, but that is the reason for going, to get better.
The flight down here was horrible. So many delays. I thought I was going to killmyself on that last flight. I first got on in portland with a 30 min delay. then we land in chicago and can't find a gate to pull into, 15 mins later we find a gate nad sit at the gate for another 20 mins waiting for some driver to drive the walky thing up to the plane, then finally after that 20 mins we find out the thing is broken so instead we just walked outside and around (which btw we could've done 20 mins before!) so, then I run to my next gate which on the other side of the chicago airport and if you've ever been to the airport, you'll know that is it a long way. I walk through this tunnel thing that has lights and music that made me feel like I was in a scary movie taking place in a circus. I get to gate C3 coming from gate B22. I wait and eat my apple for about 20 mins. then an announcement "Flight number 7203 to Kansas City is now taking off from gate B22" "WHAT?!?!?!" oh plus... there was a 30 mins delay. so I walk back to the gate that I had just come from and sit there for about 15 mins. then I finally get on the plane and think "it's down hill from here this flight is only an hour long" so.. I sit in my seat reading "center of everything" and wait and wait and wait and wait.. then another announcement *pilot beeps in to talk* "sorry folks for the delay, but we are in line to take off and there are about...*pause* 10 planes in front of us.. *another pause* (I think he was trying to make it suspenseful, or maybe he just really wanted someone to kill him) we should be taking off in about... *yet another pause* 20-25 mins." great... another 20 -25 mins of waiting. so I try to sleep, but the chairs in a plane are very uncomfortable.. my back and curved and the head rest stuck way out. so I couldn't sleep either and I was exhausted and cranky. The funny thing was though I had the same flight attendents and pilot for both my flights. *pilot beeps in again* "again, folks, I'm sorry for the delay. it seems they are taking planes from teh back of the line and letting them go first because they are going different directions... *pause* so I'm not sure when we'll be taking off... *pause*.. We'll keep you updated". AHHHH! At this point I'm figeting in my seat like a little five year old. I can't sit still. I'm very uncomfortable, I want to read but I can't because I'm so uncomfortable and tired... so I just stare at the ceiling and figet some more. FINALLY WE TAKE OFF!!!!!! *sigh of relief* we land after what seemed like the longest flight ever! then... we start doing circles in the lot.... I'm thinking "what is going on? I feel like we're in a circus show".I think we did about two full circles. then, *ding* "folks, we're just waiting on a plane to come out from our gate and then we'll be on our way. they seem to be getting ready right now. shouldn't be long" I don't even get a time frame here. I think the pilot gave up on time frames. we wait what seems like another hour butwas probably only 15 mins. (btw, there were about 20 gates all around that one gate that were open... why couldn't we pull into one of those?)I got off the plane and let me tell you, I was not a nice person to the people aroundme. I was pushing. literally. I saw my sister and that was the end of that. I was pushing everyone out of the way to get to her. I rushed out of that airport and I'm glad I don't have to go back for another month. NEVER FLY UNITED EXPRESS!! It isn't express at all!
looks like a lovely day out, maybe I'll go to the pool. :)
The flight down here was horrible. So many delays. I thought I was going to killmyself on that last flight. I first got on in portland with a 30 min delay. then we land in chicago and can't find a gate to pull into, 15 mins later we find a gate nad sit at the gate for another 20 mins waiting for some driver to drive the walky thing up to the plane, then finally after that 20 mins we find out the thing is broken so instead we just walked outside and around (which btw we could've done 20 mins before!) so, then I run to my next gate which on the other side of the chicago airport and if you've ever been to the airport, you'll know that is it a long way. I walk through this tunnel thing that has lights and music that made me feel like I was in a scary movie taking place in a circus. I get to gate C3 coming from gate B22. I wait and eat my apple for about 20 mins. then an announcement "Flight number 7203 to Kansas City is now taking off from gate B22" "WHAT?!?!?!" oh plus... there was a 30 mins delay. so I walk back to the gate that I had just come from and sit there for about 15 mins. then I finally get on the plane and think "it's down hill from here this flight is only an hour long" so.. I sit in my seat reading "center of everything" and wait and wait and wait and wait.. then another announcement *pilot beeps in to talk* "sorry folks for the delay, but we are in line to take off and there are about...*pause* 10 planes in front of us.. *another pause* (I think he was trying to make it suspenseful, or maybe he just really wanted someone to kill him) we should be taking off in about... *yet another pause* 20-25 mins." great... another 20 -25 mins of waiting. so I try to sleep, but the chairs in a plane are very uncomfortable.. my back and curved and the head rest stuck way out. so I couldn't sleep either and I was exhausted and cranky. The funny thing was though I had the same flight attendents and pilot for both my flights. *pilot beeps in again* "again, folks, I'm sorry for the delay. it seems they are taking planes from teh back of the line and letting them go first because they are going different directions... *pause* so I'm not sure when we'll be taking off... *pause*.. We'll keep you updated". AHHHH! At this point I'm figeting in my seat like a little five year old. I can't sit still. I'm very uncomfortable, I want to read but I can't because I'm so uncomfortable and tired... so I just stare at the ceiling and figet some more. FINALLY WE TAKE OFF!!!!!! *sigh of relief* we land after what seemed like the longest flight ever! then... we start doing circles in the lot.... I'm thinking "what is going on? I feel like we're in a circus show".I think we did about two full circles. then, *ding* "folks, we're just waiting on a plane to come out from our gate and then we'll be on our way. they seem to be getting ready right now. shouldn't be long" I don't even get a time frame here. I think the pilot gave up on time frames. we wait what seems like another hour butwas probably only 15 mins. (btw, there were about 20 gates all around that one gate that were open... why couldn't we pull into one of those?)I got off the plane and let me tell you, I was not a nice person to the people aroundme. I was pushing. literally. I saw my sister and that was the end of that. I was pushing everyone out of the way to get to her. I rushed out of that airport and I'm glad I don't have to go back for another month. NEVER FLY UNITED EXPRESS!! It isn't express at all!
looks like a lovely day out, maybe I'll go to the pool. :)