California 2012----part 1

California Time 2012

This post appeared on one of my other blogs.  I am currently not in California, this was October of this year....

 I am in sunny California   I arrived yesterday (sunday) after first-- a 2+ hour flight to Dallas Texas, where I changed planes and then took a 3+ hour flight to Ontario California.

By the way-strawberries are one of the important berries out here, because of the climate, they do not get the berries like I do back home, all of the cold weather ones. 

It is not comfortable to sit still that long, but I made it!  When your driving, you can at least stop and walk around once in awhile-but on a plane, there is really no where to go. I cant just say-hey gonna go out on the wing for a few minutes...

We were up at about 3 am, well scott was, I just laid there for 10 more minutes, then finally got up and got ready to go.  Had to be on the road by 4 am, picked up our son Nathan who would be with Scott as he came back home then-to ensure that he did make it home!

I was at the airport a little bit before 6 am, to check in.  Was 3rd in line, then just as I was suppose to get to the counter the lady started taking people for the flight that was leaving just before mine was, so she basically was skipping me.  I thought, well if I was those people I would be happy she was doing that, but hey-they could have gotten here sooner like I did too!  I was getting a little frustrated after she took on about 3 of them, allowing them to cut the line like that-thinking, I could have just went over and sat down and waited had I known she would do this! Why stand there like that?!  So basically all of those people waited until the very last minute to get to the air port, then they are allowed to cut in line, in front of those of use who got up early, came her early like we are suppose to.  If it was snowy weather (which it is not) or something like that, I would get it.  Also, like I said, I wish they would have told me this as I stood there at first-I would have went and sat down instead!

Then finally, the other woman looked and must of thought the same thing, because she motioned for me to come up to the counter.  I told her, I am not on that other flight -she said that is ok...and proceeded to help me check in.  She/we were done -once she started- in 3 minutes.  (I had pre-conformation so I guess that helps the process go faster)  Now that other lady, could have allowed me to stay in line, and see-I would have been done in just 3 minutes.  I do not like this part of flying!

Now off to security check in.  I had checked my one bag, (with a fee!) so just had my computer, phone, camera  purse-plus all of my electronic plug in's to go thru for the carry on bags.  They make you take off your shoes, so you want to wear something that is easy to remove and put back on.  (I wore sandals) then you put everything in these plastic tubs that run thru the xray thing.  You then walk into a big xray like thing, it does not show your bones, but lets them see if your hiding anything like a gun or a knife.

I made it thru that and then waiting for the plane to leave. 

So finally out in California (hours and two planes later) I wait for the ladies already here to finish up their church time, then pick me up.  By now I am starving, no breakfast because I just can not eat that early, and I only had some pretzels and a can of tomato juice since getting up this morning--had that while on the plane.  So its been about 12-13 hours so far since I have been up, with no food but the plane snack, and since yesterday even longer!  My blood sugar is going nuts!  My body actually tries to compensate for the not eating and raises my blood sugar.  Which it is doing.  I have a migraine too.  ugg. 

So out to "lunch" we go! 

We went here:

Great food!

Our waiter was a little slow, not refilling drinks for a long time, and my salad did not arrive until after the meal, but it did not appear that he charged me anything for the salad at least!

Here are the ladies I enjoyed lunch with!

Laurie Z from up in Michigan and Debi C from Tenn.

Loris daughter, & Lori from California (were at her birth center this week) and Doreen .

  Also at the meal was Jennifer, but I do not have a  photo of her right now.  I will later!

Our dessert!  Cookie with ice cream (I only had a couple of bites) well 3....

and do not ask about this strawberry!  You had to "be there" to "get" it!

So I am still having a bad headache after food (remember it was 12-13 hours since I was up for the day and about 14 hours before I  finally got some food in me!) So Lori suggests a place where you can get a massage-she says, they beat you up a bit and slap you around....boy do they!  It is deep tissue and also reflexology   But it was wonderful (sorry Christi-you are on maternity leave after all )

This is after our massages! Notice the smiles!  We are just beaming aren't we! 


A bit of shopping, a late night (late for me but early out here with the time difference) of chatting, watched "call the midwife" and then Off to bed.  But today is a new day, (monday.)  More later everyone!