Bumped......

So, there I was -- sitting at the gate. I had managed to check my bag, and had successfully maneuvered through security -- laptop and all -- with no mishaps. I was quite proud of myself as I sat sipping my cup of strong, hot, creamy, sugary coffee. I'm on my way, I thought.

After a while I noticed the Delta employee at the check-in desk kept glancing at me. Am I doing something that's suspicious, I wondered. I tried to look oh, so normal --which is how I thought I was looking all along. She kept looking my way. When we finally made eye contact, she motioned me to the desk. What the hell, I wondered.

I walked to the check-in desk and she asked me if I was flying alone. "Yes," I answered. "Would you mind changing seats?" she asked. "Not at all," I answered. I assumed she was trying to seat people together who knew each other or something.

She smiled and said, "We need some more weight in first class."

That's how I ended up flying first class from NOLA to NYC.

Thank you, New Orleans for reminding me that things were happening the way they were meant to be. I wish I could return the favor. All I can do is continue to hold you close in my thoughts and prayers. After I text-ed my kids that I'd been bumped -- to first class, they responed that when something's meant to be, you just can't stop it.

Now....on to the Big Apple.