We are in our seats and comfortable, waiting for this big bird to take off. Chris’s mom got us premium plus seats on United, which is probably the nicest seat I’ve ever had on an airplane. Wait. There was that one time Chris and I got bumped to first class on a flight to Florida, but this is a 14.5 hour flight, and plenty of leg room and a big seat will make all the difference in the world. Plus, they left a nice little goody bag on my seat, with an eye mask, lip balm, socks, toothbrush and toothpaste (all of which I brought myself, but how nice).
We were proactive regarding likely summer late-afternoon thunderstorms, so we switched our flight to 3:00 PM from 5:45 out of National for a more generous layover in Newark. Then the alerts from United started coming in last night. To make a long and boring story short, we opted to rent a car and drive to Newark.
We faced very little traffic and even had time for a leisurely dinner at the airport before boarding and settling into our seats. Let’s get this journey started.
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