I am flying home for Christmas. It has been quite a while since I have had a free moment to jot down a few memories but of course the season has me flooded with memories.
I am running on 2 hours of in-and-out sleep…and sitting by a lady with 2 daughters from Jersey Shores. The couples behind me look as though they have been married for 50 plus years and have talked loudly about everything from politics to the changes of Delta airlines. Before we left Detroit they called someone and the man told the lady everything to tell the other person on the other end of the phone while the lady was telling the previous things he told her to say. All in all they make me smile!
The lady from Jersey Shores is a stressed out case and greeted me by throwing a pile of coats into the seat next to me. She situated her two little girls in the seats across the aisle then plopped down in the seat where the coats had been just in time for the flight attendant to impatiently whiz by and demand people take their seats. The flight attendant nearly tripped over one of the lady's coats which now lay on the floor. I think this woman is deserving of a restful trip so I shall try to allow her that…however she has been chatting with me off and on since I started writing!
So this reminds me of exciting traveling adventures with my brother. A few years ago, our dear friend Itsuko Tiarra blessed us with a trip to visit her in Okinawa, Japan. There are sooooo many stories from that traveling adventure. It took like 16-18 hours to get there (I honestly can not remember). I just remember after 8 hours I thought we were almost there so I went back to the bathroom to freshen up. When I returned Landen asked me what in the world I had been doing. I told him I wanted to freshen up before we landed and he laughed. He said that we had a good 7 hours left in our journey! I argued with him because it did not appear to be that far on the little map showing on the screen in front of us but sure enough Landen was right!
One of my times back to the bathroom I met this guy. He was a marine or something…I honestly do not remember…but this interaction I do remember because it was so random.
There was a line so of course we started to talk then he said… “You are so beautiful…Do you know that?”…I just laughed…then he began to sing and dance out some song about me being beautiful… I had nothing to say but “well, thank you”…then I sat down rather taken back and asked Landen if he had heard what had just happened….but he cut me off and said “Just sit down.”. He seemed rather annoyed by the situation which made it even funnier to me…Great memories with my brother.
Today we traveled back to Oklahoma from Missouri in an ice storm. The roads were ridiculously slick. My first Christmas in Minnesota Landen traveled back with me after our celebrations to celebrate the New Year then travel back to Missouri with our cousins Stephen and Andrea. This was the only time Landen was able to visit me in Minnesota.
I am running on 2 hours of in-and-out sleep…and sitting by a lady with 2 daughters from Jersey Shores. The couples behind me look as though they have been married for 50 plus years and have talked loudly about everything from politics to the changes of Delta airlines. Before we left Detroit they called someone and the man told the lady everything to tell the other person on the other end of the phone while the lady was telling the previous things he told her to say. All in all they make me smile!
The lady from Jersey Shores is a stressed out case and greeted me by throwing a pile of coats into the seat next to me. She situated her two little girls in the seats across the aisle then plopped down in the seat where the coats had been just in time for the flight attendant to impatiently whiz by and demand people take their seats. The flight attendant nearly tripped over one of the lady's coats which now lay on the floor. I think this woman is deserving of a restful trip so I shall try to allow her that…however she has been chatting with me off and on since I started writing!
So this reminds me of exciting traveling adventures with my brother. A few years ago, our dear friend Itsuko Tiarra blessed us with a trip to visit her in Okinawa, Japan. There are sooooo many stories from that traveling adventure. It took like 16-18 hours to get there (I honestly can not remember). I just remember after 8 hours I thought we were almost there so I went back to the bathroom to freshen up. When I returned Landen asked me what in the world I had been doing. I told him I wanted to freshen up before we landed and he laughed. He said that we had a good 7 hours left in our journey! I argued with him because it did not appear to be that far on the little map showing on the screen in front of us but sure enough Landen was right!
One of my times back to the bathroom I met this guy. He was a marine or something…I honestly do not remember…but this interaction I do remember because it was so random.
There was a line so of course we started to talk then he said… “You are so beautiful…Do you know that?”…I just laughed…then he began to sing and dance out some song about me being beautiful… I had nothing to say but “well, thank you”…then I sat down rather taken back and asked Landen if he had heard what had just happened….but he cut me off and said “Just sit down.”. He seemed rather annoyed by the situation which made it even funnier to me…Great memories with my brother.
Today we traveled back to Oklahoma from Missouri in an ice storm. The roads were ridiculously slick. My first Christmas in Minnesota Landen traveled back with me after our celebrations to celebrate the New Year then travel back to Missouri with our cousins Stephen and Andrea. This was the only time Landen was able to visit me in Minnesota.
On the way home we stopped for lunch in Omaha with Aunt Sharon, Ronda and Abby then we journeyed on only to get caught in one of the worst blizzards I have ever driven through. It took us 3 hours to get from Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Watertown South Dakota! We went 15 mph for quite a while and were about the only ones on I29. Landen begged for me to let him take over driving because I was so stressed but my pride and independence would not allow me to let my younger brother take over.Once we miraculously made it to Watertown we exited and looked for a place to stay. We ended up at a cabin lodge and spent the night waiting for the roads to open the next morning so I could get back to work. While I was home I saw a post card laying out on my dad’s stand was a post card I sent from the cabin lodge at which we stayed! In the postcard I had thanked my dad for such a wonderful holiday and told him about our traveling adventure in the blizzard. I know this for sure…I never want to be stuck in something like that again but I couldnt think of anyone else to share such an adventure with!
Abby Lee this Christmas (2009)
I got a guitar for Christmas! Landen ALWAYS suggested that would be the instrument for me because I could take it anywhere. Ever since he died I have had the desire to start to play …I guess because of his suggestion…I’m going to give it my best.
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