Thursday, April 28, 2011

First leg of the trip

Well, the first leg is over...but the tragedy of the tornados in all of our favorite places have dominated our consciousness.  Oxford was spared, as was Bakersvillle, and the airport at St. Louis was as normal as usual when we departed yesterday...the concourse that was heavily damaged was built separately, so we had no idea of any damage as we waited to board.  Only when we took off over Bridgeton did we see blocks of devastation.  Our hearts go out to all of those affected by the storms.  They are in our prayers.

Out of a total of 25 different flights, we have completed two:  St Louis to Oklahoma City and OK to Denver...we are enjoying the snow that is left over on the mountain tops...they are gorgeous...we are all layered up in our clothes, but the sun is shining (haven't seen that in days) even though the thermometer does not get above low 50's.  But, as I just said, the sun is shining...and we are drying our clothes outside.

The visit to St. Louis was wonderful, spending time with the grandsons, Jacob and Sammy, Mike and Betty Ann, and reminiscing with friends of long standing.  This is a freedom of schedule we have not enjoyed before! We spoke to Jacob's kindergarten class on Monday about this trip (they will follow us on their globes and maps), and tried to Skype them today, but had some techie problems.  We will try again tomorrow before we leave for Los Angeles.  It was cute to see the kids waving to us. Maybe tomorrow we can hear them!

Terri and Al met us yesterday and we are taking things slow and easy...can you believe it?  It is a great beginning to a lifelong dream....hope you are all in good health and that the sun begins to shine in your world!  Email me sometime!

1 comment:

  1. Let's hope you have nothing but but blue sky ahead. How come I don't believe that will happen in northern Europe. What is the world saying about the killing of Bin Laden?

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