Jamaica

(singing loudly and badly....)
" Aruba.. Jamaica.. oooooo I wanna take you to Burmuda.. Bahama...come on pretty momma...Key Largo...." OH hello! Just reeling from my trip! :-) We had SUCH a blast! I can't believe it is already over! Gee time flies! But sadly it is over and I am back in Tennessee where it is wet and cold. A far cry from sunny skies, warm wind, and pina colada's !
Didn't think I was actually going to make it saying that I have never flown before...I had this dreaded feeling that I was going to die! Everyone laughed at me...but I was scared to the core! So anyway...we go to the airport and get on the plane...that only holds like 30 people and we start moving on the runway. All I could think about is how horrible it was that my son was going to be without a Mommy (forget Daddy...I was just concentrating on me!) So I start singing "You are my Sunshine" which is me and my son's favorite song we sing together. So I am just quietly humming it to myself as I am quietly crying. Then the engines get louder...and so does my singing and crying. By the time we are lifting up into the air I am sobbing loudly and almost screaming the song. Everyone is staring...but I don't care...I was gonna die! Then my husband says, "Look out the window!" I look to see a beautiful sight...it was dark out (4:45 am) and all you could see was the twinkling lights of houses, buildings, roads, and cars. It looked like Christmas lights! My fear was immediately gone and I was fine from that moment on.
After a layover in Charleston, NC...we finally made it to Jamacia around 5 pm. We were exhausted but so glad to finally be there. It was so beautiful and everything was great. I could write you every detail of my trip...but it would take forever. So we will just leave it at that we had a REALLY great time and we hated to leave. But one thing is for sure we will definitely be going back! But not only was this trip great for reconnecting with my husband...but it was also a chance to see how very blessed we are here in the United States. We take so many things for granted that seem so petty...but there...it is huge. Shelter, food, and clothing...we seen some who barely had that. And to be such a beautiful place...it is sad to see those kinds of living conditions. So that was something that really will stick with me. The next time my electric bill is $1 higher...I will be thankful I have the money to have it. The next time my car seems to guzzle another tank of gas....at least I have transportation. So we are all blessed...although we seem to take so many things for granted.