Deep in the Heart...

[skyring]

...of Texas!

Oh boy, you could have sawed a foot off either side of my smile yesterday when I got off the plane and still had enough left to light up DFW!

So very good to be back in Texas!

I'm in a small Texas town, having snored my way through the night on TexasWren's guest ned, and I am on top of the world. I have to pinch myself to wake up and find it's not just one amazing dream.

TexasWren is cooking me breakfast, and I've got a fresh cup of coffee and I'm grabbing a couple of minutes of internet. Not near enough time to tell the whole story, but let's see how far I get.

My flight was comfort plus. So this is what first class is like. Even on American Airlines it is wonderful. Seats that lie flat, great tucker (and lashings off it), a wine list that impresses ("Hey, that's Penfolds Koonunga Hill!" I exclaimed when I saw the shiraz. "I'll have a bucket of that, please!" - a seriously good drop, that I can't begin to afford back home). And a couple of flight attendants who were fifty somthing and total darlings.

Met at the terminal by Mary and Irma, local BookCrossers, who navigated me to Billy Miners, where we found TexasWren and JohnnieZero, had Billyburgers - with the jalopeno cheese sauce and the world's best fries and root beer and the odd tim Tam or two - and more BookCrossers than I can name turned up and brought books. Had a wonderful time, but I was fading fast towards the end.

The loaded me into their enormous Suburban - the only vehicle that my luggage doesn't fill completely - and I was asleep before we left Fort Worth, waking up every mow and then to make random comments.

Slept heartily and now it's morning, and I'm in heaven, the smell of fresh eggs and bacon, luring me away.

This is first class, right here.

Comments

[reggiesgirl2.livejournal.com]

Oh, lucky you to be at TW's house! And lucky her to have you there! :)

See you in a few days in Charleston! I can't wait! *bouncing*

[fechtbuch.livejournal.com]

"having snored my way through the night on TexasWren's guest ned..."

Did Ned not mind?

[martip.livejournal.com]

The only reason I am not pouting in insane jealousy that you are there with Wren is that I get to hug you both in a few days time.

[miss-efficiency.livejournal.com]

Who's Ned? Doesn't your snoring bother him?

Hey, I've been to Billy Miner's! I had lunch there with First-Noel. They have free wifi, or at least they did a couple of years ago.

[resqgeek]

Three more days here at the office and I have the pleasure of picking you up at another Airport! I'll have to dig back to find you're itinerary, but I should be around to collect you and your bags, hopefully about the time they come off the baggage claim conveyor.

[tzurriz.livejournal.com]

I just looked your flight up on AA.com and it says you arrive at 3:15. Your itinerary has you at 2:15. Hmmm. Guess I'll be spending some time at the airport. :)

I can't wait to see you. :)

[kairon13.livejournal.com]

*whimpering*
I can see I'm going to be spending the next week getting more and more jealous by the minute...

[antof9.livejournal.com]

Well, he is a guest Ned after all. He must be used to it.

[gorydetails.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're safely in Texas; hugs to Wren and Johnnie (and your good self, though I hope to do that in person in Charleston!). [First class is definitely the way to fly, if one can only afford it; I got to fly "business class" once, with the fully-reclining seats and more than enough leg-room and actually-edible food brought promptly, and it certainly made a long flight more survivable. Only problem is, by contrast the normal coach seats, in which even not-very-big me feels cramped, are a lot less enjoyable than they used to be!]

[heaven-ali.livejournal.com]

Am green with envy - hope you continue to have a wonderful time.

[margeryk.livejournal.com]

Wow - how amazing... I am green to the gills!

[eireannaigh.livejournal.com]

I am sorry to have missed you.

[weebly-one.livejournal.com]

So glad you are continuing to have fun on your travels - one day I will follow - honest!

[texaswren.livejournal.com]

Marti, I'm not coming to Charleston. But, you can hug me this summer, after you move to Texas.

[holmesfan.livejournal.com]

Greetings hugging one!
Your regular reports are helping just a tad to assuage my pangs about not being there.
Please keep them up - when you have time free from hugging!

*Hugs*

[martip.livejournal.com]

I knew that! *smacks forehead* Your hug will have to wait, then.

[anglersrest.livejournal.com]

Have a super time, I am really very envious!

((((((((((((Skyring))))))))))))))

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

I'm thrilled you are having such an amazing time away! (Then again, how could you not, you are staying with some of the nicest people around-bookcrossers!)

*grins*

[teotakuu.livejournal.com]

I hope you delivered a hug on my behalf as well. If I had known about all of this I would have given you more in Wellington for you to pass on to all my friends. Of course, at the time iwas just trying to catch up on the year since last we met and hope that Kerri, amazing woman, wouldn't mind!

I am trying to control my greenness but I am really glad that you were able to go. Lots of hugs to one and all.