02-21-2007
09:41 PM
9 Loves
candy corn cake...... humm that has a nice sound to it. You should pick a flavor of cake, add a bag of candy corn to the cake box and sell it to Betty Crocker! They may even do recipe contests for Halloween ~ just a thought
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02-20-2007
07:21 AM
9 Loves
Do you think I saved the best part? I thought I would post this for all to see since I did not get to put it where I wanted to, it was to long.
My love note is different then most of the other ones I have seen. Mine revolves around the fun you can have with a hello and a goodbye. I have used Southwest for five years now. In the beginning, it was because of the way the flight staff made my son feel the first time he flew. Throughout the years, it has been the exceptional dedication and friendly personality of the staff that keep me coming back time after time. I know when I smile, I will get a smile back. I know my children are safe. I don't have to worry about them being hungry or afraid, because Southwest makes flying fun for them. I have used your airlines primarily for my son Jonathan. When we first started Summer visitation, my son had many problems at the airport. He would get VERY emotional and would not want to fly to his father. He had loud tantrums. Jonathan missed several flights because he was just to emotional to fly. Southwest would not allow him to stay on the plane, because he was being to disruptive. It is not from lack of trying either. The flight crew attempted to calm him down for 20 minutes after he was on the plane, but it did not work. They were very nice when they told me that my son would have to try again another day. The next week we tried again, he had another fit but was able to be calmed down. This happened several years in a row. The ladies at the desk, the flight crew, and pilot were all extremely understanding. Those first few times when I had to pry my little boys arms from around my neck, and place him into the stewardess friendly embrace, I thought my heart would break. I could do nothing but cry. My husband would hold me in his arms and stroke my hair and tell me its gonna be ok baby, they will take good care of him, no need to worry he is in good hands. It got easier. I had to figure out a way to turn a sad goodbye into a happy one. Not an easy task might I add. I came up with some silly things to do to make it more fun. Every time we go to the airport now, we always park on the highest level in the parking garage because there is no roof. I started wearing something funny, so it was easier to act silly. This past Christmas I wore a santa hat, a blinking light bulb necklace, and wrapped garland around my waist. Last Summer I wore a pretend hula skirt, a Hawaiian shirt, flip flops and a lei. When Jonathan is arriving, my husband drops me off and then he goes to park the car. I am always so happy to see Jonathan walking out of the tunnel. I can't even begin to explain the excitement and anticipation. We hug and kiss and hug some more, it is just heaven. We sort of half walk half skip hand in hand towards the sky bridge. When we get outside, I look up and there is my husband waving and yelling from the top of the parking garage. He he he we both thought that was funny. I remember looking at him in that moment and thinking, I love him so much. My husband has been a trooper through all of this. I can't thank him enough for being there with me and helping me cope with the separation. I thought if I wrote our story and it was picked for others to read, then that would be a good start, he he he. For those of you that may have never flown a child cross country before, Southwest has a wonderful policy that lets the parent know that everything is ok (or not ok) with the take off. The parent has to stay on airport grounds until the plane is in the air. Instead of spending this time crying and sobbing inside like I used to do, I now go outside. I go up to the very top of the parking garage to watch his plane leave. I jump up and down, and wave, and yell, "have a nice flight Jonathan, I love you, I will miss you." I know he cant see me, but he knows that I am doing it. I know that it makes him happy, because he came with me to take my mother to the airport once. After my mom was down the tunnel, I told Jonathan, "hurry up, let's go." We went outside, over the sky bridge, up the elevator and onto the very top of the parking garage. I was like, "come on lets wave her off." He was like, "what?" he was clearly confused and out of breath. I started yelling, bye Mom, I love you Mom, I will miss you, now I am jumping up and down as I say have a safe flight! I pleaded, "Come on Jonathan please help me," he looked up at me and asked, "do you do that for me too?" I told him, "absolutely!" then he gave me a big hug and said thanks mom, that is cornball (weird, different) but sweet. I said, "so are you going to help me or not?" He did. He was really good at it too. I told him If I ever went anywhere on a plane I would definitely want him to be there waving me off. We watched the planes come and go for a bit and then made the long drive home. Going to the airport is always a very emotional experience. I seem to only go when I am saying hello to someone I haven't seen in a while, or goodbye to someone I wish stayed longer. To be able to leave the airport with my husband for a weekend in Vegas would be like a dream come true. My husband and I have never flown together, but if we were given the opportunity, we would love to. Even if we do not win the contest, it was nice to be able to share with you how much having my son fly with southwest means to me. I am a happy customer for life.
I will tell everyone:
You can forget the rest,
cause Southwest is the Best. :)
P.S.
Our Anniversary is on Valentine's Day, and we did not have a honeymoon, hint hint. :)
Had to be condensed to 100 words or less so this is what I ended up with.....
No explanation for the excitement and anticipation of his arrival. We hug and kiss and hug some more, it is heaven. When I have to say goodbye, I go up to the very top of the parking garage to watch his plane fly away. I jump up and down, and wave, and yell, have a safe flight, I love you, I will miss you. He cant see me, but he knows.
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