Traveling is always so much fun when it’s out of one’s control. And that’s always the way I feel when we fly. David and I had a 7:20am flight from Lynchburg to New York City connecting through Charlotte. Unfortunately the weather in Charlotte was bad – ice! – so our flight was grounded in Lynchburg (after we had all boarded) for about an hour. We thought that might slow everything down in Charlotte, including our connecting flight. We had planned to use that brief layover time there to grab a bite to eat before completing the trip.
Well, we arrived in Charlotte and checked the flight boards. Our flight was ON TIME so we had to run through the airport to get to the next terminal and our gate before the flight left. So much for food!
We made the flight in time only to sit on the plane for a while to get de-iced and then to the runway. David and I were starving at this point and were just hoping they would have more than the little package of snacks that they typically serve on a flight. We were wrong and our hopes were dashed.
I had the good fortune of sitting next to a very cool woman named Jessie DeWitt. She’s a photo editor for a major New York newspaper. We had great conversation and I think her job would be very interesting and exciting. Turns out, she came to our hunger rescue with some homemade muffins that her friend gave her before she boarded the plane. And they were delicious AND healthy! I managed to get a muffin and my first cup of coffee of the morning on this flight.
We landed in New York and met up with a friend at the baggage claim area who graciously offered to have us share his limo to the hotel. We’re trying to get settled in now for the next few days.
I’m being considered as a guest for FOX & FRIENDS, the morning show on the Fox News Network. I’ll keep you posted!