Kay left early the next morning for Huntsville at the same time as John was leaving for Alaska. I tried to sleep in a little, but I was awake and soon got up for breakfast. Since Kay's room included breakfast, and she was gone, I asked if I could get breakfast in connection with her room. They said they weren't supposed to do that, but, in the end, they did - so I left a good tip. I was tired and not up for any sight-seeing, so when Rachel and Emil showed up, ready to go to the National Geographic Museum, I decided not to tag along and bid them good-bye.
I just took a taxi to the airport, determined to just relax until my plane in the afternoon. I got to the airport around noon and tried to curb-check my bag. But the American agent made a mistake. He didn't read my name correctly from my ID and when he handed me my boarding pass, I noticed that he handed me only one pass. I needed two - one for the plane to DFW and one for the flight to HSV. So I told him. He insisted that it was correct, because he had the record locator. But then I showed him that that was the wrong record locator and I was not Laura Lee Walters, but rather Laura Lynn Walsh. So we had to go inside and rectify the mistake, which actually took quite a while. I will have to check my credit card to make sure I was only billed once for the luggage.
I was getting hungry again, since I had eaten breakfast so early. I found my gate, which was near a food area, so I just got lunch, sat near a power strip, and got out my computer. As I was starting lunch, I saw Rachel and Emil come up toward their gate. They were also early, so they sat with me and we had a nice lunch together. They left first and then finally I got the plane to Dallas. It was a bit bumpy in places, because of turbulence, but it was OK.
The Dallas airport was fine, too. I actually like the Dallas airport. The Skylink there helps minimize the long walks between gates and terminals and it is easy to access. There are quite a few restaurants with acceptable food. The plane to Huntsville was a newer and larger one than they had previously used on the route. Each person has a panel built into the seat in front of them, with info, games, movies, etc. I watched part of a movie, although I don't remember any of it right now and the flight wasn't long enough to finish it.
Kay was waiting for me when I got off the plane. She had already gotten the key for the storage bin from Bill; she had been down to Boaz to visit Mom; she had gotten the hotel; and she had had dinner with Bill, Teresa, and Emily. But both of us were tired, so we just drove to the hotel, checked email, and went to bed.
That was Monday.
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