Thursday, May 17, 2001 Minneapolis MN

Our plane was delayed in landing because President Bush was at the airport.  We had to circle a couple times.  Brenda [Waters, my selected room mate] talked with Joe, a truck driver, returning to Florida because of illness. 

( lunch – ham and cheese sandwich and apple)

From Minn we were in the center row with Richard and Sue Lewis [an employee of BSU and his wife] and a man from England (returning home from a business trip).  *note in margin – the plane had 9 seats across – 2 on each side and 5 in the middle.

(dinner – chicken, salad, cherry crisp)                                                                                                                    

Joe played games on his computer.  “Family Man” was the in-flight movie.  I watched the movie rather than sleep.  Brenda had one of those inflatable pillows that fit around your neck, so she was able to sleep.  Many people slept but others, like me, stayed awake.  We watched the sun rise early and at about 7am the stewardesses brought hot towels to freshen up before the meal.