Planes, Trains and Automobiles Part 1

Hello Blogees!!  I hope that everyone is well. It's here!  The day has finally arrived!! I can't believe! I don't think any of us can believe it. It came slow yet so fast!! 😆😆 But regardless of whether we are ready or not, here we go. 

Our journey starts with our train ride from Harrisburg to Newark, New Jersey. Then we have to take a bus from the train station to the airport. Do any of you remember the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles!?!? Haha! That's what we're going to feel like!! 

We were discussing all of the Branches that will be represented at the convention in Stockholm. It's going to be a great time!! 

So.... Let's talk about the train ride. It was quite enjoyable no problems at all. We then heard the announcement that the Newark train stop was coming up to gather your personal items and go to the center of the train. The train comes to a stop we get up to gather our personal items as instructed... We were being obedient 😆 Other people piled suitcases on top of our suitcases... It was a struggle!! Then we tried to find the center of the train and all of a sudden...🤦🏾 the train started moving. Ummm.... Why are we moving? Is the train moving? Was that the Newark stop? Did we miss the Newark stop?!?! There were a number of us standing there waiting to get off...ummm the train is moving again!! So Antonia and Dorothy found the conductor and discovered.... We missed our stop!! Apparently none of us were fast enough so we were off to New York Penn Station!! Gasp!! Just hearing NY brings stress to my mind!!! But I had said a prayer and knew that Jehovah would take care of us. Fortunately, we had Miss Dorothy with us who is familiar with the area. She knew exactly what we needed to do!!!

 

She was off and we followed!! 😆

She then told us that we needed to download the NJ Transit app.

So we're trying to get to the proper track to catch our train. We at first took the wrong elevator down to tracks 7 and 8. Y'all we were looking for track 2!! 😆 And the whole time this little man was following right behind us. He had also missed the stop on the Amtrak train!! I'm cracking up as I'm recounting this story. Where we turned he turned. We had a fifth wheel to our group. Don't y'all worry... Gordon said that he was watching him the entire time. 

We learned that he could understand English but couldn't speak it well. Dorothy and I were trying to put the two Spanish words that we knew together to try to communicate with him!! It was a hot mess!! 😝. But he was grateful and appreciative, and with our help and the help of the conductor we were able to get him to where he needed to be.... Back in Newark. 

This is our little friend. And we also made the NJ train in case you guys were wondering.  😆

Do you think our adventure to the airport was complete there? Absolutely not!! After we stepped off that train we had get into a tram......a crowded tram!!

Let's hear it kids.... Are we there yet???? Nope!! 😆😆

We get off the tram and have to take another elevator or escalator (which were both a hassle while luggin suitcases 😡) had to scan our NJ Transit train pass again to get thru the gate 😅😬 to then take another elevator downstairs to meet a bus!! Yes a bus to take us to Terminal A!! 🤦🏾

Gordon made his use of his time, talking to a man from the UK! He shared with him that we were on our way to Sweden for a Jehovah's Witness international convention. 

Did we finally make it to the airport?!?! YES!!! FINALLY!!!!!

We went and checked ourselves in and tried to drop our bags at the United counter... Y'all we're flying Air Canada!!😆😆 But they're kinda the same but we eventually got directed to the proper place to drop off our bags and get moving and we finally arrived at our gate!!

And then we met up with Winston and Precious Barnard who attend the Middletown Congregation. 

Now we wait!!  We wait for our flight. Precious decided to work on some gifts 

 

While her husband was hiding from working on the ribbons 😝

I'm just happy that Gordon has another guy to! ❤️

Well Blogees I'm going to end this post right here because I don't want to talk your ear off. 😆

Thanks for reading and proofreading. Thanks for all of the well wishes and the prayers. 

Until next time 👋🏾