Well, I had my first practice run to the airport..practiced the check-in procedures, met the TSA security folks, figured out where the terminal was, and tested some of the waiting seats. Then 5 1/2 hours later, I decided to go home and try it again tomorrow.
Obviously my scheduled departure for this evening did not happen. Thank you JFK airport for being backed up as normal, and JetBlue for being extremely incapable. While all other airlines had 1-2 hour delays, JetBlue couldn't figure out how to get a plane to Pittsburgh and therefore turned into nearly a 6 hour delay. Which made making my connection into Dublin impossible. And to put the icing on the cake, it took them over 2 hours to figure out how to re-book my flights from two different airlines for tomorrow.
So I am back at my place in Pittsburgh, with a new departure for tomorrow morning. Then close to a 6 hour layover in New York before finally heading to Ireland. Now normally this type of aggravation and incompetence would have driven me over the edge. Critics and sarcasms would have been the typical coping mechanism. However, knowing that this was only the first day of a flexible, 5-6 month open-ended adventure, made it very easy to not get upset and say 'so, I'll start tomorrow instead'. See, this trip is already having a profound affect on my outlook on life.
Maybe tomorrow will work out a little more like it was planned.
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I heard through the family channels that you left on Friday. I figured people just got confused (not possible I know)since I knew you were leaving on Thursday. I see you are continuing to go with the flow and keep in mind... You go nowhere by accident. Wherever you go, God is sending you. Wherever you are, God has put you there. God has a purpose in you being there. Christ, who dwells in you, has something he wants to do through you, where you are. ... or the simple "eh, whatever"
ReplyDeleteI love the positive attitude. :)Hope the rest of your way to Ireland was easier.
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