11 54 pm cdt   [ at the airport ]

It was 6 30 am pdt when Doyle and I queued in line at LAX this morning. It was 11 30 pm cdt when we had gathered our luggage and left the New Orleans airport this evening. Those thirteen hours of time spent either in an airport or in the air we due to the airline's inability to move people through the line to check baggage. The woman who did our rebooking was fuming mad, mostly because she had to rebook a dozen people who had missed the same flight. She bumped Doyle and I to first class and laden us with meal vouchers, drink vouchers, and courtesy packs. When she was finally done, she thanked us for being so understanding. I wasn't upset at all. We had to spend a lot of time waiting in the airport between our three flights, but we didn't have to pay for our food and Doyle and I can always talk up a storm.

Outside of Houston we flew by an amazing lightening storm, which Doyle announced had made the whole day worthwhile. Lightening sparked again and again at less than three second intervals. We watched in awe at the beauty of this planet we inhabit. I am contented, though I am glad to not have to be in an airport again any time soon.

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