Jun 12, 2008 11:37
Were home!
Larry and I just got back from a nice short trip back east.
It was the 50th wedding anniversary for his mom and Dad, Linda and Larry Sr. And it was my first time meeting them. I had met two of his sisters (Sherry and Laura) on the visit back east last September. But I had just missed his sister Tammy and her husband Bob and their kids, and Larry's mom and dad. They had apparently made a trip back there without telling anyone in advance, and so we had no idea they were going to be there. Oh well, sometimes things happen.
Anyway, our trip started on June 4th, and on our flight there, we had a layover in Atlanta. And as is par for the course with a big airport, there were delays and cancellations due to weather. When we arrived, we were told our connecting flight would be leaving on concourse C, gate C-14. When we got off the plane and looked at the monitors, it said concourse E, gate E-35. We peed, found a smoking lounge and had a pipe, then proceeded to concourse E. On the way, we spotted another monitor and now we were leaving out of gate E-33.
When we arrived at the gate, the lady there told us that yes, the flight to Albany was leaving from there, even though the sign read Columbia. Then people started showing up for their flight to Peoria, only to be told that their flight was now at a gate on concourse D. And a little while later, all of those same people for the flight to Peoria were back at gate E-33 boarding their flight! Surprise, surprise!
So, eventually their flight left, and ours was ready to be boarded. Usually they board you by zones, but on this flight , it was "just get on the plane!" So we did.
The poor flight crew had been on 4 other flights that day and welcomed us to our flight to Providence, Rhode Island. After a few seconds, they corrected themselves, but then the pilot said the same thing. Eventually, we were assured that the flight crew knew we were all going to Albany.
The flight attendants advised us that they would be doing the beverage and snack service, and because we had been delayed and tormented for so long, everyone would be getting extra penis! Wow, such a deal! I was looking forward to this, wondering if I would get to select which one I wanted! There was laughter all around and when the flight attendants made another announcement about the snack service, they enunciated the word "peanuts" very carefully!
The trip was nice, Larry's family greeted me and treated me as family, and the anniversary dinner and party went off okay. The one thing that turned out bad was the weather. It was almost 100, and with over 40 percent humidity. We suffered.
We drove to Massachusetts to visit my family, and just like our visit in September, we had a BBQ and it was fine until a thunder and lightening storm came over and forced us all into the garage. But it was a nice visit.
We returned home on the 11th, and Larry was vary happy to see his little kitty again!
Extra penis, anyone?