Day full of RDU and a night full of LaGuardia

Hey guys!

So I have about had it with American Airlines. I am STILL in RDU. Yes. 5 hours later, still here. I am, however, going to get on a plane at 8:27 and head out to LaGuardia for the night in New York—a night in terminal chairs with Ken and a small group of others.

Katie Stephenson and a group of others just left for Chicago, where they will have a 2 hour delay before heading on to London, and after another layover, eventually Madrid. When I heard that my group of friends were all on a separate flight, I freaked. Like full on panic attack. My heart raced, my blood pressure rose and I got full on tunnel vision as I raced to the flight counter to beg for a seat on that plane. Of course, it was all-full and the lady was fed up with us NCSU students, so I was left behind. Ken quickly explained that I could just ride on the flight he is on—to LaGuardia. So after panicking at that counter, I called mom. And I cried. How could my perfect trip of tapas and Picassos be ruined because of a PA system?!! Its not fair. Its also not fair that I’m left behind while others of our group are on a plane TO Madrid right now and I’m still in the same place we started.

After talking to mom about how things could be much worse (her example was how I could be on that plane in the middle of the ocean—dead. Thanks mom. Much appreciated!) I was able to calm down enough and call Bryan and explain the circumstances.

Now I will be on a flight shortly to LaGuardia where I will spend the night in the terminal and eventually head sometime during the night to London where I will finish the night there, and then end up in Madrid Saturday morning at 9am.

I should have totally taken Kelly up on taking a pillow and blanket….Im regretting that now...

I am now letting out all the nerves and stress go in this post, so bear with me. The later posts will be much more happy and cheerful once I taste my first sangria.

Yall—PRAY HARDER.

Adios for now amigos,

Katie Kimble