Aloha! Today marks the true beginning of our Hawaii Trip. Yesterday we flew in, but it was a pretty rushed day from the airport to the hotel, so it ended up including very little "Hawaiian" fun. But something VERY funny did happen yesterday, and it's worth sharing :)
As Bentleys, we are notorious for being late (Once, my Grandma Bentley was a year, yes.... a year, late for a wedding. This should illustrate our family trait a bit haha). Stotts (me mum's side) are pretty good at being on-time. Me and my mother, fearing the inevitable if fate ran its course (and exhibiting the Stott punctuality), kept trying to get everyone to the airport yesterday and were PANICKING about missing the flight. Because of our efforts, we arrived at the airport the earliest we had ever arrived; 35 minutes early.
However, my lovable Aunt Marilyn and her daughter, Shelby, were running a tad behind schedule... actually... a lot behind schedule. We were boarding the plane and called to see where on Earth she was. Our stomachs dropped as she said, "I am just passing Alpine." AHHHH!!!! Alpine is 30 minutes away from the airport just with the driving alone. Then there was parking, baggage check-on, and security to get through. We were positive that she was going to miss her flight and add her experience to our list of missed Bentley flights.
We waited nervously to get updates from her and Shelby as we arranged ourselves in the plane. To our surprise, 20 minutes later, we got a call from Shelby to inform us that she was, indeed, at the gate of the plane. We all had to stare at each other in amazement- there was absolutely no way in HADES that they had made it... But Marilyn was still parking the car...
Through a series of Medallion flashes and skillful persuasion, Marilyn and Shelby were allowed to board the plane. We all started laughing our HEADS off when we learned that Marilyn and Shelbs were actually ON THE PLANE. It was almost 20 minutes past our expected departure date. At the end of the flight, the stewardess very kindly reminded the entire flight, "Thank you for flying with Delta! We would like to remind all of our passengers to arrive 45 minutes prior to departure for all Delta Flights." Hilarious!
Well, we all got here in one piece, so here we go! It's going to be a fabulous day of surfing and snorkeling :) Talk to ya'll soon!!!! :D
