Finally in St. Croix!

On Monday, June 24th at 5:15am, I set out for St. Croix.  After some bumps along the way, a tearful goodbye with my Dad, and a long line in security, I finally sat down and waited for my first flight of the day. If you know me at all, you know that I get to the airport about two and a half hours early, because I'm terribly afraid of missing my flight.  So after getting through security, I saw that my flight was delayed, which meant I had about two hours left in the airport. (Note: I flew American, which is in Terminal 3. If you haven't been to Terminal 3 in a while, let me tell you there is nothing to do.  There IS however, a bar. So I did find a way to occupy my time.)

Pictured: The screwdriver that saved the day!  I figured I should stop after one, since it was pretty early in the morning!

Finally, we boarded the plane and the rest was smooth sailing. We arrived about 30 minutes late to Miami and we didn't actually get off the plane until 4:00.  (Side note: my flight to St. Croix left at 4:55. And remember how I said I like to be early. Just keep that in your brain for a second.)

Here is a timeline of what I remember from that fun event:

3:50 - We are still not off of the plane.  It's hot, and I'm getting stressed.
4:00 - Finally off the plane, I need to figure out where I'm going.
4:05 - Realize I have to take the train/tram in Miami to get around the airport. (Excuse me? What?) Stress level: off the chart.
4:07 - In a rush to get to the train/tram/whatever, I step on the back of my dress which causes the front of my dress to fall down.  Luckily no one sees, but I am embarrassed and decide to hold the bottom of my dress for the rest of the adventure. 
4:20 - Make it to gate and realize I haven't eaten anything.
4:22 - Hit up a Panda Express-like restaurant and pay $15 for meal.
4:23 - Immediately regret that decision.
4:30 - Buy a neck pillow, which I said I never would. (PS, you may look like an idiot, but it is the best purchase I've made for traveling so far!)
4:50 - Board airplane. Put on neck pillow. Asleep.
7:30 - Arrive in St. Croix! YAY!

At the end of the day, seeing Jeff was totally worth it and made all the stress go away! We waited for my bags, went home, and then went out to eat! By the end of the night, I was completely exhausted but I'm so happy to finally be in St. Croix!