Back in June, my friend Demi requested that we all go on a girls trip. Tori wasn't able to make it work since she would just have a new baby- so we made it so we would surprise visit her! More on that later though.
Demi and I flew into Washington D.C a couple days early. Leading up to the trip, we were both having anxiety about leaving our children & I just kept getting so incredibly nervous because of the election being so close to when we would be in D.C. We almost cancelled, but didn't. I had to wake up at 3A.M to leave for my flight. I snuck into my girls room to give them a kiss goodnight. I was already having a hard time driving to the airport because I wasn't able to give them a proper goodbye. I walked onto my first flight & there sat a group of 6 Iranians. I swear i'm not racist at all-but with my anxiety already flared up, it made me so nervous. I just kept thinking maybe this is why I was feeling so much anxiety about leaving--just maybe there is gonna be some weird terrorist crap. Well, needless to say, I watched that group like a hawk the entire flight to Denver. I had a 3 hour layover in Denver & as I was sitting there reading my book, a lady came up to me and asked me to watch her bags! UMMMMMMMMMMM. I quickly looked at her & said, "um, you're not supposed to leave your bags." QUIT TARGETING ME PEOPLE. My anxiety is already out of control & these little situations are not helping. My flight from Denver to Washington D.C went smoothly & I was calming down a bit until the pilot gets on the intercom and says, "we are gonna be early & we will land in about 15 minutes." Not even two minutes later, he gets back on and says, "there is an emergency at the airport & it is not safe to land. I have no further details. We are gonna taxi in the air until we hear more." WHAT?!?!?!? A panic seriously swept through the entire plane. Everyone was scared. The lady next to me kept saying that she hopes it's not a terrorist attack on the airport. I have never been so panicked. I pulled out my phone to see if I could get service because I kept thinking that if I was gonna die in a terrorist attack, I needed to say goodbye to Blake & my girls. It was the worst feeling in the entire universe. I was silently crying & looking at pictures of my babies on my phone. Everyone was whispering and assuming the exact same thing as I was. I have never felt fear like that. EVER. We taxied in the air for TWENTY FIVE minutes. I was obviously assuming the worst! Demi landed about an hour before I was supposed to and so I was thinking she was in a hostage situation. I was scared out of my mind. I was nauseous. The pilot finally gets back on the intercom and says, "We are now safe to land, we will be touching ground in 15 minutes." He didn't say anything else. So of course I kept thinking that someone was telling him to say that & now it was time for our plane to land and get taken over by terrorists. So, I had my phone on and ready & the minute I got service, I contacted Demi and asked if the airport was safe & if she was ok. She just responded with, "yeah, I'm just sitting here reading my book waiting for you." Oh my gosh. Relief. Relief. Relief. I quickly thanked my Heavenly Father. We never found out why we had to taxi in the air for 25 minutes.
Seeing Demi was such a light. I love that girl SO MUCH. She has been one of my very best friends since the day we met in college. She is a rare find & a friend that I wish I could see everyday. Demi's sister in law picked us up & we went straight to Georgetown, Virginia. Fairytale + book worthy! Good heck. One of the most quaint places I have ever been. The best part was exploring that cool place with Demi. We walked on the cutest little cobble stoned streets, ate amazing food, had a macaron or two, & enjoyed each others company. More on our trip in my next upcoming posts.
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