So last week I flew to Vegas to go see my boy Shelby. It has seriously been so tough being apart this summer and we were both SO pumped to be able to see each other and spend a whole week together. I was supposed to fly into Vegas on Monday night and then the next morning we would get up early and drive to St. George with his family. The plan was to spend a couple days hiking and hanging out at Zion's National Park.
My Mom drove me down to the airport and dropped me off around 7pm. I had plenty of time to spare before my flight and then just my luck it was DELAYED. I was disappointed, but not terribly worried. I would still get there in plenty of time. The plane was running late, it finally got there about an hour later and they loaded everyone on. We were on the runway ready to take off and then...WE DIDN'T. The plane did another loop around and tried to take off again, but still...WE DIDN'T. They took the plane back to the terminal and we all sat inside waiting. The captain told us they were having some issues and they were going to try and fix them. They told us to stay put and hopefully the issue would be resolved. We sat on the plane for about 20 minutes.
I started talking to an older lady sitting beside me. She was telling me she was going to surprise her grandson in California. He was in a rodeo that week. I told her I was going to visit my boyfriend in Las Vegas. She asked me how we met and I told her how we started dating at school. She asked me what school I went to and I mentioned that I went to school in Rexburg. At that moment the lady in front of me turned around and said, "I went to school at Rick's too!" She was so nice and I talked to her as well for a couple seconds and then the captain announced they were going to have to DEPLANE! NO!!!!
I got off the plane and the waiting game began...I sat there for about an hour and then I finally called Shelby. I WAS BORED OUTTA MY MIND! It was about 12:30am when they announced that the flight would be cancelled. My heart seriously dropped. I had no where to go. I was stranded in Great Falls by myself, and I was SO upset. AND THE WORST PART: our flight was rescheduled the next day at 5:30pm. I called my Mom crying. The airline offered everyone a free hotel room for the night and a free $100 voucher. I made my way to the front desk and ran into the woman that had told me she had attended Rick's earlier on the plane. She saw me crying and said not to worry she would look after me. Her and her daughter were seriously SO kind to me. Heavenly Father definitely had my back cause they were a huge blessing. They took me to the hotel, the next day they helped me figure out how I was going to get to St. George (it just so happened that that was where they were going). I told Shelby I would just meet him and his family there, so they helped me book the same shuttle as them. The next day they took shopping around Great Falls with them while we waited for our flight! I seriously could not be more grateful for them. They were from Raymond, and we ended up knowing a lot of the same people!
I EVENTUALLY did make it to St. George on Tuesday night. Our flight was delayed AGAIN, and then we had to run like maniac's through the Vegas airport to catch our shuttle but we made it and I finally got to see Shelby...AND WE HAD THE BEST TIME TOGETHER!
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