First time flying

In case you didn't read one of my more recent posts, I'm flying to Maine so my sister (who goes to college there) and I can take a road trip back home to California.

And this is the story of how it all started...

Mother and I left for LAX at about 8:30am. We planned a bit of extra time in case things went wrong...too bad everything went wrong. 

We got caught in traffic in Tehachapi and in LA, we arrived at the airport and there was the longest line at security that my mom said she's ever seen. Everyone in line was freaking out about missing their flights.

The only cool thing was that Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger were in line behind me. When I saw them I didn't know their names but I recognized them and tried my best not to stare.

some photos I took in tehachapi

After security my mom couldn't go any further with me. I was on my own. I asked a nice man  where I should go and he pointed me in the right direction. I ran as fast as I could, holding my pea coat, suitcase and carry-on. As I was running through the airport so many things were going through my head. "I'm going to miss my flight, oh crap, oh crap, oh crap", "I feel so cliche running in an airport, it feels like a movie", "I really wish I was in better shape."

When I finally got there, I sat down and thought I was okay. Then I realized that nobody was at the gate. They had left without me.

I cried, prayed in tongues then called my mom. Thank the Lord she hadn't left the airport yet. She talked to security and they sent someone to come get me. I saw my mom waiting for me and started to cry again. We went outside and I cried some more. Then we got in the car and we both cried.

I was worried that I had let my sister down... my first flight and I didn't even make it on the plane. I was upset at myself. I was also worried that I would have to buy another plane ticket after paying 200 dollars of my own money to buy the first one.

It was a pretty depressing first experience.

After I was finished crying, my mom and I went to IKEA and Urban Outfitters. But before that, we went to a little bakery/coffee shop. My mom knows how to make me feel better!

We had chocolate cake, a lemon bar, a sugar cookie and two cups of pippin' hot earl grey tea.

My mum's parents live in LA so we stayed with them for the night. Oh, did I forget to mention that the airline gave me a free flight for the next morning? Yeah, God is good. I have no idea why all this junk happened to me, but I have to trust that God's plan is better than my own. It was hard to see God moving while I was watching my plane take off and crying at my gate, but I never stopped believing that He is faithful.

I enjoyed hanging out with my grandparents. They took my mom and me out to Chinese food, then we ate peppermint ice cream and watched Dancing With the Stars. Then I got into bed. Ma gave me a back scratch, she prayed for me then we went asleep.