Wake up, move it!

Hello,

Leroy and I had gotten up and had gotten much ready for our departure to the airport for our trip to DC to visit Sarah’s family. Our downstairs friend, Robin was giving us a ride because the bus does not start so early. I had just put dry oatmeal in the bowls ready to be activated with hot water when Leroy exclaimed, “The plane leaves at 6:39, boarding starts at 6:05!”

We had planned to leave the house for the 20 minute drive at 6:10. Panic blew in the door as we looked at each other in horror. It was now 5:39. Leroy called Robin to either wake her or to learn if she could handle the earlier time. Luckily almost every item had been packed. While Leroy was calling, I hurriedly gathered our lunch items. The evening before I had boiled eggs, gathered carrots, apples, and homemade whole wheat bread buns. Leroy had protested that we did not need that food since we only wanted a snack. However, it would not become breakfast.

Robin hung up on Leroy then promptly called him. She had thought it was her alarm going off instead of a call. When he told her the sad state of affairs, Robin sprang into action. She had the car out in the alley before I had snagged just that last item on the way out the door.

I am not a fan of speeding on the road, but flying low in this case might have been ok with me. With construction in our neighborhood it took a little longer to get out to speed-able territory, but we got to the airport before boarding started.

Unfortunately, there was quite a long line at security, especially for our small airport. Fortunately, Leroy and I were gifted with a pre-check ability so we had no one ahead of us in our line. Neither of us had our photo IDs or tickets out. While we were looking for those items, the checker took two people from the other line. Then he took two more people. Perhaps I looked desperate because he then took us next.

Grateful for this small airport because we could quickly more to the gate with five minutes to spare before boarding began. Finally my heart settled into a much calmer beat. We were going to make it.

Paula