I wanted to write and tell you a little more about our trip over. We met some interesting people along the way, almost all were interested in Anneliese and her plight of being bred to a stranger! Lol!
In Boston I saw a man sitting next to me take out this very small machine. I asked him if this was a real computer? He said yes, then grumpily told me he didn’t want to speak to me because he was too busy!
Another woman was the twin of my friend, Heather! She was very nice. Eventually our name was called on a stand-by basis, and we boarded the plane for New York, LaGuadia Airport. I knew I would need to take a cab over to New York, JFK Airport, and I asked the flight attendant if she knew a cheap way to do this.
She told me that a flight crew was on board and they were going to JFK. She asked if I could share their cab and they said yes. They were so nice and we rode over with them and it cost only $6.00! That was great! It turned out that the Captain of my flight to Berlin was in the cab with me, and after that he made sure I got a good seat on his flight and that Anneliese was taken care of.
At JFK I spoke with 3 interesting men. First a computer genius who was on his way to lecture in Amsterdam and then on to Brussels. He was probably 10 years younger than me. He was very interested in Anneliese and her story about going to Germany to meet her husband. He asked me many questions and we spoke for the nearly 2 hours it took me to get through both check in and security.
Oh yes. A big thank you and cheers for the fine security people at both Boston and Kennedy Airports. They were wonderful! I simply asked what they would like me to do with Miss Anneliese and they happily guided me through and helped me with my luggage!
I met a young man (age 15) on his way to visit his father in Milan. His parents are divorced and he lives with his Mom in the States, and visits Milan for vacations with his father. He was very polite and very handsome! I bet the girls in Milan think he is adorable!
Then there was John. I spoke to him the longest. As we sat waiting at the gate we talked about life, family, dogs, and the universe. He was a fascinating man. So John, if you are reading this now, a big hello to you!
I was the second person in line off of the plane. I got to Security and Immigration and the woman looked at my passport picture and then at me with a questioning look. I laughed and said to her, “I know, bad hair cut in the picture!” She smiled and said “Yes!”
And then we were through the doors and there was my Uschi! I put Anneliese down in her bag and just held onto Uschi and felt the tears come in my eyes!!! I cannot explain how wonderful it was to feel her arms around me after all of this time.
Wonderful!
So today is catch up on some sleep, and try to stay in the time zone. I cannot believe that it is snowing here and we have had about 3 inches of white stuff! It’s so pretty, but I think I must have brought this with me!
