On April 19, 2010 we were set to leave the Salt Lake International Airport at 10:05AM. Around 6:30AM Justin picked me up from my dorm and we went to McDonald's to get breakfast. So far... Everything was going great! Justin was so excited that I was finally able to come to his home and meet the family! I was so excited that it was hard for me to contain all the feelings I had for this upcoming adventure.
7:30AM We started looking for Nick. Nick was our ride to the airport. He arrived around 8:00AM, the time we were supposed to be at the airport. That is when the real adventure began! Nick was under the impression that getting on East I-80 would get us to the airport, but after following this route for about ten minutes, he finally heeded Justin's advice and started going West. Fifteen minutes of very eventful driving and we finally arrived.
8:25AM Nick let us out of the car. At the Salt Lake Airport they have what is called the "curbside check-in". We had our boarding passes printed off and also our receipt of payment for our bag. (we packed one bag to minimize space) as the porter was checking everything he asked for ID. I quickly pulled mine out and handed it to him! Then it was Justin's turn. Guess who left his ID back home in Frogger (Justin's Green Ford Focus)!! Yep, it was Justin! Several unanswered phone calls to Nick, and then finally we called Daren. Daren is Justin's uncle who lives in Utah. He was able to quickly hop in a car and run down to the airport to pick Justin up. By this time, Justin was freaking out about possibly missing the flight, but he did a really good job of not showing it!
9:15AM Justin and Darin arrive back at the airport. As soon as Justin hopped out of the car, he was able to finish the check-in process and we went inside the airport. Just for the record... Airport security is a pain in the patootie!! The lines are so long and it's annoying! We made it through just fine with barely any bumps and scrapes along the way. The gate was pretty easy to find. We ended this leg of our journey at Gate C10.
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