Last weekend I was blessed to be able to go with my sister to Virginia to see her daughter who is attending college there.
We drove to Dallas Wednesday night and stayed at a hotel near the airport since we needed to be there early Thursday morning. We were able to leave our car at the hotel and take a shuttle to the airport. (that was great, by the way!!!)
I decided to dress very comfy while traveling this time. I had on my OU hoodie and my comfy jeans.
We arrived at the airport in plenty of time get checked in and to go through security. I had to be frisked because I didn't have another shirt under my hoodie. :0 Note to self.....next time wear a t-shirt under the hoodie.
We began boarding on time and were about to take off around 9:30 a.m. when the pilot said he didn't like the sound of the breaks and wanted the mechanic to take a look at them.
After a while he told us there was indeed a problem and we would have to get off the plane and go back into the terminal. Since a storm was coming and we had to walk outside, they advised us to go quickly. They also had no clue how long it would take.
Everyone was scrambling to see if there was another flight to Atlanta. There wasn't.
After several hours we were told it was time to board the plane again.
After we all got on and settled the pilot spoke "I'm sorry I have some bad news." I really thought he was joking. He told us the breaks were not fixed. We had to get off the plane again and it took about three hours longer. All in all we were at the airport 10 hours on Thursday!
When we did finally get to take off we almost knew we had missed our connecting flight.
We landed safe and sound and did indeed miss our connecting flight by about 15 minutes. We were going to have to spend the night in Atlanta, but another flight was about to leave that would get us to a town one hour from my niece. She agreed to come pick us up there....minus our luggage.....but, but at least we were going to get to our destination.
Wednesday night I told my sister that I had found a verse in Psalm 5:12 that would be our verse for the trip. "For thou, LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor will thou surround him as with a shield."
It was a frustrating day being stuck in the airport and then missing our connecting flight, but God took care of us and protected us and showed us favor.
Leaving Dallas

In the air.....

Up, Up, and Away.......

We got to our hotel and settled in around 1:00 a.m.
Did I mention minus our luggage?
Thankfully I had my make up and flat iron in my carry on.
I do believe in the future I'll take an entire change of clothes in my carry-on.
I have much more to share about our trip, so stay tuned for part 2.
P.S. My new blog picture was taken from the restaurant where we ate breakfast Sunday morning before we left to fly back home. I love this little chapel and was so proud that this picture turned out.