Thread: It took a Godfather, a Priest & an act of God

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Sooooooooo on Monday the 23rd Joe's Godfather asked if I wanted to go see Joe & surprise them & of course I said YESSSSSSS! ! ! ! ! !
So the "Godfather"(James, one of my best friends) gets on the phone & talks to his nephew "The Priest"(Ryan) who happened to have a huge amount of Frequent Flier Miles and told him about me wanting to go see Joe after he returns to the US & ask if he could spare some miles to get me there & back. Ryan told him "Of Course I will". So Tuesday night at 8PM I got a ticket via Washington DC to Raleigh/Durham airport.
Before I left James handed me 2 of the new gold dollar coins for good luck & told me rub them together for good luck & to have fun. While at St Louis airport waiting to leave I got them out a couple of time & rubbed them together for luck. As I sat there they called me to one of the gates & asked me if I would like to leave early so I could get to Raleigh/Durham airport earlier then my 1st flight, which of course I said yes too.
I leave St Louis & head towards Chicago. When I land I found out it was going to be a LONGGGGGGGGGG walk to my next flight(at least a half mile)only to be pleasently surprised they had a shuttle bus that would take me there.
I get on the plane and away we went, totally w/both flights I might have been in the air 2.5hrs. I arrive at Raleigh/Durham airport and had to wait for one of Joe's friends, which would be a 4.5hr wait. As i sat there Nate(Joe's friend) calls me to tell me he was on his next flight & would be there in about an hour. As we talked I got another call from a 800number which I thought was odd. I told Nate to hold on & took the call. It was United Airlines calling me to tell me my flight from Washington DC to Raleigh/Durham airport had be canceled due to the weather. I started to laugh out loud & clicked back over to Nate & he asked me what was so funny & I told him what had just happened.
So my trip was truly happened because of "a Godfather, a Priest & an Act of God.
The trip was fast because Joe still had to work, but we did get to go out w/some of the guys to party & Joe, his girlfriend, Nate & myself went out to eat last night. Sorry but I didn't get any pics but Joe, his girlfriend & Nate took some & as soon as I get them I'll post the few they took.......joe

Joe,
That is a GREAT story, and it tugs at the heartstrings to see good things happen for good reasons. I am so glad that you were able to make the trip, and hope that you told your son 'Thanks' for his service from us.
roger

Originally Posted by rspears

Joe,
hope that you told your son 'Thanks' for his service from us.
roger

I tell everytime any of you say that & he always say THANK YOU....joe