My June Vacation

Well here it is, the tales of my vacation in Oregon when I went home for Jill's graduation. Let's see if I can run it down for you all........

Day 1.
Friday June, 5th. My first travel day. Lynn took me to JFK airport in NYC for a 6am flight, so that means that I have to be there 2 hours before my flight....so (do the math) I'm waiting in line at 4am (but the ticket counter doesn't open until 4:30am) so I'm hanging in line updating my facebook from my iPhone (that was for you VCC).....I get through security (where there are posters for how to avoid the swine flu!) and since I've now been up for almost 5 hours I need to eat something. NOTHING.....I mean NOTHING is open at JFK before 6am?%&$@%???? Is this not the busiest airport in North America..........holy crap. I finally find a deli and buy an $11 sandwich.

Now I'm on the plane and doing fine, I fall asleep before we take off and sleep for the next 4 hours which is great, but that means I still have 2 1/2 hours left in the air until we reach San Fran. I land fine and have time for a quick bite before boarding a plane to Portland, OR.
I land in Portland and have about 45 minutes to kill before getting on the puddle jumper/prop job that will take me to North Bend. While in the airport there is an announcement over the PA system that could only happen in Oregon........."Will the passenger who left his fishing rod in the 'Made in Oregon' store please come and identify it we are holding it for you." I think the best part of the announcement is that they had to identify the fishing pole. Was there more than one person trying to take it? I swear, only in Oregon......well, maybe Wisconsin too.

Finally after 15 hours since I left my house, I'm in North Bend waiting for Jill to pick me up at the airport, but she's not there yet so I give her a call and she said that they are on their way. They? I though just she was coming, but no.......now I start to hear it..........

THE REDNECK EXPRESS is coming up the road. My brother Todd's huge diesel truck with Coalton (the great dane) tied up the the bed of the truck, and Tucker and Pepita(the chihuahuas)
hanging their heads out of the window from my niece's lap. What a wild ride!

So then to my Mom and Dad's house and an early night (the three hour time difference is not bad this way, you just want to go to bed early and get up early).

So, there it is ..... day one of my trip. Stay tuned for more updates soon.......Yes Barb, soon!

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