I was right...the bus is VERY full in the evenings. I met some great folks, though. A young newly married couple and I chatted in some depth. They're both pastors and from Kansas I believe (I may be wrong about the location...a lot of people from a lot of places have been paraded past me. So if I'm wrong, please forgive me.) Anyways, they knew Kira from seminary. So it was fun to chat about Kira and the Young People's Address. They're here as observers but are sitting in on all of the plenary and legislative committee work as well...they're die-hard observers, not just here for the fun.
And now it's 12:30. And I have to get up at 5. So I'm gonna sign off. It's been a wonderful day; I hope everyone's doing well!
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Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Good Breakfast
I thought that my hotel did not provide breakfast...I was wrong. My hotel provides a very, very good breakfast. So I will go off to the Conference Center each day very happy. Yogurt, cereal, muffins, cinnamon rolls, STRAWBERRIES! Life is good. I hope no one was starving when they read that entry...if you were, please know that I apologize for increasing your discomfort. Anyways, I can stop talking about food. Just know, Mommy, that I will not be starving while I'm here. I know that you were worried (yeah, right).
Monday, April 21, 2008
Fun with Hotels
Because of an issue with overbooking and having fewer rooms available in one of the hotels near the Convention Center, I was stuck 8.7 miles out on the freeway. Luckily, a shuttle does run to the hotel, so I'll be able to get back and forth safely. Unluckily, I'm very far from the rest of the Young People's Address folks and my delegation.
Tonight I tried to check in...thank heaven Mike and Julie from the General Board of Discipleship decided to come into the hotel with me. Because I'm under 18, the receptionist couldn't check me in without my mother. We called the hotel the Young People's Address folk are staying at, but there were not any extra rooms. We discussed calling Mom, faxing Mom a credit card approval sheet, putting one night on my Visa card and dealing with it tomorrow. Finally, Mike asked if they could put the room on his credit card. So I finally got into my room, but Mike and I are going to have to deal with some weird financial stuff eventually. Ah, well, it shall all work out in the end. I am in bed, though, which is always a good thing. The room is very nice; the hotel has a pool but not a workout room, which is a bummer. But I probably won't have a ton of time to be working out anyway. So, fear not, those of you who were worried. I have a room. I have transportation; the shuttles run fairly constantly from the hotel to the Convention Center from very early in the morning to very late at night. My biggest problem will probably be getting to the airport, but I'll make it work.
Tonight I tried to check in...thank heaven Mike and Julie from the General Board of Discipleship decided to come into the hotel with me. Because I'm under 18, the receptionist couldn't check me in without my mother. We called the hotel the Young People's Address folk are staying at, but there were not any extra rooms. We discussed calling Mom, faxing Mom a credit card approval sheet, putting one night on my Visa card and dealing with it tomorrow. Finally, Mike asked if they could put the room on his credit card. So I finally got into my room, but Mike and I are going to have to deal with some weird financial stuff eventually. Ah, well, it shall all work out in the end. I am in bed, though, which is always a good thing. The room is very nice; the hotel has a pool but not a workout room, which is a bummer. But I probably won't have a ton of time to be working out anyway. So, fear not, those of you who were worried. I have a room. I have transportation; the shuttles run fairly constantly from the hotel to the Convention Center from very early in the morning to very late at night. My biggest problem will probably be getting to the airport, but I'll make it work.
Lansing to Detroit
I boarded without a hitch. They did make me valet check my backpack, but didn’t charge any extra. It wasn’t a huge problem. We taxied to the take off area, and then stopped and the motors went off. There was a thirty-five minute hold-up in Detroit, so ATC (Air Traffic Control) would not allow us to begin our flight. Our stewardess (oh, she’s called a “flight attendant” now, isn’t she?) came through with a beverage service as we sat motionless on thee taxi run. My connecting flight wasn’t until 3:19, so I wasn’t worried at all. We took off eventually and got to Detroit safely. On the plane, I memorized portions of the Young People’s Address. I would love to not have to stand behind a podium, and I think Sarah (the General Conference Stage Manager) will let me if she sees that I am confident with it tonight at rehearsal.
So now I’m sitting in the Detroit Airport. Tragically, this airport doesn’t provide free wireless. I’m typing this into a Word document and will upload it onto the blog later tonight. I have a long time before my flight, as it’s only 1:40, but I found an outlet, so I’m watching “The Mummy” and will continue working on my Legislative Committee Assignments while I wait.
So now I’m sitting in the Detroit Airport. Tragically, this airport doesn’t provide free wireless. I’m typing this into a Word document and will upload it onto the blog later tonight. I have a long time before my flight, as it’s only 1:40, but I found an outlet, so I’m watching “The Mummy” and will continue working on my Legislative Committee Assignments while I wait.
In the Lansing Airport
Greetings! I am sitting in the Lansing Airport, about half an hour away from takeoff. I have just created my blog. I will be journaling my experiences as a delegate and speaker at General Conference 2008 in Fort Worth, Texas. Enjoy!
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