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Phoenix trip Countdown and Status
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Posted by: FriendOfGod
Well, our October Phoenix trip is just around the corner. Pete is leaving in just 6 days, next Tuesday, October 4th. I'm leaving in ten days next Saturday the 8th. The gap between his departure and my departure seems so wide. The gap was only 2 days during our May Phoenix trip. I know I endured while he was away in Idaho entirely without my going out there, but it wasn't easy. It was a trying agonizing time. I know my focus should be in being excited and getting ready for my portion of the trip, but I am also anticipating his being away in Phoenix without me for 4 days before I go out there. Its still going to be hard. In fact, in some ways will be harder than his going away to Idaho, becuase I will be anticipating joining him out there. It will be so hard to wait. I don't really join him until Sunday, the day after I arrive, since my plane comes in late. I will be spending Saturday night at a hotel and Pete will be picking me up from the hotel the next day. We are both coming back on Thursday the 13th, but on separate flights. 
Coincidence. I think God orchestrated it that we would both come back the same day, because he graciously knows I will not be able to handle going back and leaving him again. I cried when I left Phoenix last time. He didn't come back for three more days. It will be kinda cool racing each other to see who gets home first. 
My flight leaves at 11:15, and his flight leaves at noon. He has a direct flight. I have to make a connection. I will be boarding my connecting flight about the same time Pete gets off his flight back at home. 
He's staying in Phoenix for 9 nights. That's 3 nights longer than our honeymoon! Our Honeymoon will be for 6 nights (Same length as Pete's Idaho trip ) I will be in Phoenix for 5 nights (4 with Pete). The idea of Pete and I never having flown together is maddening. I know how lovely it would be just to be able to sit in the seat next to him and lean on his shoulder. 
Our coming back on separate flights and both being in the air at the same time will be both exciting and cool and maddening. I will be thinking about him being on the other plane without me being next to him and I'll be wishing he was in the seat next to me on my plane. I think about him flying out there to Phoenix next Tuesday without me being there next to him on the plane, and that's maddening in itself. Well this is the last time we will go on separate flights like this. He had these trips planned back when we were just dating, back when we were not as attached to each other. Next time Pete goes out of town to Phoenix or Idaho or whatever, I'm going with him on the same flights! Our first flight together actually won't be until we go on our Honeymoon! Another thing that adds to the madness of his flying without me is the fact that he is such an aircraft fanatic. He documents all of the flights he has been on in his life! He has been flying since before I was born! He documents the aircraft numbers and keeps logs of all of the flights and planes he has been on and everything. He does cloud readings from his seat and jots them down in his log. This is how I know about the story about us both being at the airport at the same time back in May 2000! Check out -> http://www.annointed.net/ForumTopic_40927__15.htm He used to be a weatherman, but had to quit because of the stress. He also subscribes to airline guides and magazines filled with airline schedules around the world. He has stacks and collections of them dating back to the 70s! He studies them like a hawk! Now you can kinda understand why I'm a little insane! I am very excited about our Phoenix trip and I can hardly wait! We will be going on a road trip to Sedona! It will be so beautiful and romantic! Well, I had to get this stuff off my chest. I hope I didn't dump too much on you all! God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Hello everyone. Pete leaves in 5 days and I leave in 9 days. Its so hard to wait until the Phoenix trip since I am dealing a lot stressors right now with tons on my plate. This trip couldn't have come at a better time. Since the gap between the date that Pete departs and I depart is so wide, it will be be hard, lonely, and sad. I will need God's strength to be at peace during his absence before I go out there to join him.
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Pete leaves in 4 days. I leave in 8 days.
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Well my Phoenix trip is only a week away! Pete leaves in just three days! I am seeing him tomorrow and it will be the last day I get to see him before we meet again in Phoenix when he picks me up from my hotel on Sunday! I am having mind boggling thoughts about what Pete is going to do all of those days that he is away between the time he leaves and the time I join him. He will be there for half a day on Tuesday, then a whole day Wednesday and Thursday and Friday and Saturday (The day I fly out to Phoenix) before I join him on Sunday! I sit around and wonder what he is going to be doing during that huge gap of time between the time he leaves and the time I join him. 
It's enough to drive me wacky! 
I already discussed this with him and he said that except for one day, he will just be hanging around his mother's apartment doing his hobbies. I know that God is working on me to combat any feelings of possessiveness that may creep in. I just wish I could be with him for the whole trip. I used to have problems with co-dependency and possesiveness with other friends in the past including my previous boyfriend from years back. These are sins that I have long since repented of, but still could fall back into. Well anyway, I plan to spend next week wisely. I will be spending time getting closer to God as well as fellowshipping with others. I am going out to lunch with sister Joyce (not Meyer) from work next week. She invited me out to lunch and asked me when. Of course I requested that the date be during Pete's absence. She will be an awesome source of fellowship and good company to ease the loneliness. It will be a good time to tell her about Pete. She doesn't know about him yet. She actually worked as an usher for a previous Joyce Meyer conference when she came to Washington D.C. before! We met when she came over and comforted and prayed with me when my paycheck was late in July. I was crying and praying to God, and she came over to my cube. She comes by my cube to chat from time to time and really takes a liking to me. She also saw me watching Joyce Meyer one day as well, and that's when the subject of Joyce Meyer was brought up. We anyway, forgive me for rambling on, but I am just opening up and sharing my thoughts and feelings. Thank you for listening. God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Well Pete leaves in just 2 more days! I leave this Saturday 4 days later. I can't help but think about the huge gap between the time he leaves and the time I leave. So much time. Unlike the time he went to Idaho however, I will get to speak to him every night. He wont be needing to be with his mother every single moment like his sister and niece and nephew. His mother lives in a huge double apartment. Pete has his own bedroom. I will get to call him on his cell phone every evening after his mother goes to bed. Pete will be visiting his friends on Wednesday night, the same folks that had the pool party. We will be seeing them together on Sunday the day he picks me up. It will be a week from today that Pete and I hook up in Phoenix at my hotel. Pete will be visiting with these folks twice. He visited them twice (Including when we attended the pool party) last time too in May. I will be seeing Pete today for the last time before we leave separately for Phoenix. I will savor this day with him. I am aching to give him tons of hugs and kisses today. And believe me, when he picks me up at my hotel in Phoenix next week, I will really let him have it! God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Well my beloeved Peter leaves tomorrow on a jet plane. He will be in flight less than 24 hours from now. I will be driven a little cuckoo tomorrow thinking about him flying out there and my aching to be on the plane next to him, pressing my cheek on his warm soft shoulder as he looks out the window. I will need to focus on the fact that we do have a flight already booked together bound for the Barbados in May. Our Honeymoon will actually be our first time flying together. I know it will be so beautiful! I really savored our time together yesterday. We had such a beautiful embrace in which I broke down in tears sobbing tears of joy as I squeezed him tight. He's such a beautiful person, I can't explain it. We went to the Potomac river and sat on the rocks, with the water crashing against them. We went to a nice Italian restaurant. I had to stop and get a Mcflurry at McDonalds to soothe my nerves. 
I have been very emotional lately. It is amazing the way I was able to get my feelings out when I had that outburst of tears. With Pete leaving for Phoenix and being there without me for 4 days before I join him, it will be an emotional time. I know that I have the part of the Phoenix trip when we are together to look forward to. It will be so beautiful when we hook up this coming Sunday when he picks me up at my hotel. I will focus also on the wedding plans going underway as well. God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
My beloved Peter is now in flight. His flight left about an hour ago, so he's probably flying over Kentucky right now. I leave for Phoenix in 4 days this Saturday. I woke up at 1:15 in the morning and didn't get back to sleep until 4:15 in the morning. I had a strange dream in between 4:15 and 5:00 related to Pete, which I will discuss in the dreams forum. I was hoping that I would stay asleep while Pete was being picked up by the airport shuttle this time and of course while he was being transported to the airport. I am listening to an 80s jukebox and I was just listening to Don't you Forget About Me by Simple Minds. I was just telling Pete last night making a reference to the song to not forget about me. It's such a coincidence that the song came on! I had to stop typing to listen to it, imagining Pete on the plane without me wishing I was next to him, but also thinking how cool it will be flying to the Barbados with him. Anyway my house is on the way to Baltimore Washington International Airport from Pete's house from his house in Arlington Virginia. His shuttle goes right past my neighborhood on the Baltimore Washington Parkway. He was picked up at 3:15 in the morning this morning as well as the morning for his Idaho trip! I was in bed awake when his shuttle went past my neighborhood for his Idaho trip as well. He's leaving on the same 7:15 flight bound for his final destination in Phoenix that he flew out on to get his connection in Phoenix for His final destination in Boise Idaho. He prefers not to leave from Reagon National Airport, even though it is closer to where he lives. When we were sitting out at the Potomac River this past Sunday, we saw planes taking off and landing for that airport. The funny thing with my flight is that I will be flying out of Baltimore Washington International when I leave, but coming in at Reagon National when I come back. Since I had to cash in my miles, it was the only combination of flights that was available. Pete cashed in his miles too. We both come back on the same day, on Thursday, October 13th. What I am hoping is that Pete gets home from his flight early enough so that he can pick me up at the airport so that we can hook up again in the evening the same day we both depart Phoenix. On the 13th, my flight leaves Phoenix at 11:15. It arrives at Charolette International at 6:08, where I have to make a connection. Meanwhile Pete's flight doesn't leave Phoenix until 12 noon. Pete's flight is direct. He arrives at BWI at the same time my connecting flight departs Charolette at 7:25 P.M! My flight doesn't arrive at Reagan National until 8:49. That should give Pete plenty of time to get home from his airport. Last one back to Arlington is a rotten egg! Hopefully Pete will be home and ready to pick me up by the time I get my baggage. It will be so cool racing him back home! 
God is cool the way he worked that out to make our separate trips home more interesting. I know that I'm rambling on! Pete will be flying America West and I will be flying United going out and U.S. Airways coming back. My frequent flyer is U.S. Airways and Pete's is America West. Our two airlines are merging! Its funny how our airlines are tying the knot just as we are! Its definitely a sign!
Anyway, I need to remember that as his wife, I will need to put his needs first. It is never too early to be a responsible wife. Pete has been through a lot of stress just as I have. He needs to get away first. I am happy that he is finally heading to a place where he will finally find the peace, serinity, and tranquility that he has been seeking. The poor thing has been through so much! 
He will be able to get renewed and refreshed, and rejuevenated. When I come into the picture on Sunday, it will be a double delight for him! He needs and deserves this time away. It will be good for him to be out there longer. In some ways I am stronger than he is. He needs to get away from all of this trying stress that has driven him up the wall! We both went nutty on September 19th. http://www.annointed.net/ForumTopic_42200__15.htm I will have to hold out just a little while longer. My My, he will be out there for quite a while by himself before I go out there this weekend. I will be wondering what he is up to. Sorry if I put any of you to sleep. 
I am going through a lot with Pete leaving for Phoenix this morning. I need to express myself to cope with it all. Please pray that I make it until Saturday when I finally get to leave for Phoenix. God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Flight # 80
Depart Baltimore, MD
Date 10/4/2005
Gate D29
Scheduled 7:15 AM
Actual 7:05 AM
Status Departed
Arrive Phoenix, AZ
Date 10/4/2005
Gate A25
Scheduled 9:25 AM
Actual 9:03 AM
Status Arrived
He's in Phoenix now! He is probably deplaning right now.
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Hello everyone. My heart is feeling kinda heavy right now. I know that my beloved Peter is now at his mother's apartment, at that lovely resort. Boy do I wish I was out there with him. I know how beautiful it is out there in Phoenix. It really hurts. I know that I need to focus on his needs and not on myself. I am humbly aware of that. But the feelings are there. I have lost my appetite. I miss my beloved sweetheart. I really wish I was out there in that beautiful tropical climate with him! I know that I am joining him soon, and it will be such a sweet reunion. With his being out there for 3 whole long days starting tomorrow without me being there before I go out there, it makes me wonder how I'm going to pull through or make it. I am trying not to be negative. It seems like it will be forever before I see him this weekend. I know the portion of the trip in which I join him will be so beautiful and so awesome! It will be worth the agonizing wait and the loneliness. He's probably chilling his handsome self, looking like a model in his mother's apartment. I know when I first met him, he appeared to be just a geek in a baseball cap. Over time, I was able to see the beauty in him as I fell for him. The more deeply I fall in love with him, the more beautiful he appears to me. And when he takes that hat off and lets his hair out, the ugly duckling becomes a swan. His white mane resembles that of a mane on a white stallion. The desert climate brings out his beauty like you wouldn't believe. When we were on South Mountain during the May Phoenix trip, the orange sun shone on his face in such a beautiful way. I am more deeply in love with him now then when he was away in Idaho. I am trying not to fall into jealously or possessiveness. I'm glad he is at a place far away from this crazy city we live in where he is finally experiencing relief, respite and solace. It's just that I regret that I'm not out there with him yet sharing his good times with him. The next three days are going to be so hard. I know that tomorrow morning when I get to work and Thursday and Friday for that matter, three days in a row, he will be in a deep sleep, sleeping like a baby, and my not being there to see it. It will still be the middle of the night out where he is every morning when I report to work. Praise the Lord for sister Joyce, my friend from work. She is taking me out for lunch tomorrow on the Potomac River. I won't burden her with my problems, but I wish to share with her the news that I am engaged to such a wonderful man and that I am looking forward to joining him in Phoenix! It is no wonder it hurts to be so far apart, for he is a prize lovingly given to me from our Lord above. I ache to be with him so bad! Man, I can't wait until Sunday when we reunite at my hotel! God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Hello everyone. God is giving the strength to make it this morning. I would not be thriving here without God. I will have to cope tomorrow morning and Friday morning as well. I know that Pete is asleep right now, for it is only 5:50 am where he is. He's probably looking like the gorgeous baby prince that he is when he is asleep. 
He looks so beautiful when he's asleep, so peaceful. His long white mane is sprawled out on his pillow. He also moans some during the night in his sleep, especially when he tosses and turns. His soft vocalizations sound so sweet and so beautiful. I regret not being there to see him. I look forward to joining him out there. This weekend seems so far away, as far away as he is in distance, 2000 miles away. He's also far away in conciousness, in a deep sleep. I look forward to our sleeping in bed together during our Honeymoon and of course for the rest of our marriage. I ache for his nearness, and his warmth and contact. The palm trees and the flagpoles are probably fluttering outside in the early morning desert breeze on the grounds of his mother's resort. I'll be lucky when I finally join him in Phoenix to be able to sleep in the same room as him in the other bed across from him. His mother's guest bedroom has two beds as well as a bathroom. I can sit up and watch him sleep at times, like I did during our May Phoenix trip. When we are both asleep together in the same bed in the Barbados, the swaying palms will be blowing outside in the sea breeze.
I leave in three days, but not until the evening at 5:50 P.M. Plus I don't get to see Pete until the next day on Sunday. It seems like forever. I have to get a connecting flight in Chicago with an hour and 20 minute layover. Yuck!
My plane doesn't arrive in Phoenix until almost 10:00 P.M. My journey will take a total of about 7 hours! Sigh! I shouldn't complain, especially since it will kinda cool being at O' Hare at night. I went through there last year on my way to see my friend Ann who lives in the Seattle area. I remember from flying at night before that when you look out of the window, you can see the lights flashing on the wing. It's cool.
I got to talk to him last night. At first, we had a bad connection, but then things cleared up. It was just as if he was still nearby in Arlington, VA. I don't get to talk to him tonight, however. He will be hanging with those folks with the pool. I do pray that he has a lovely refreshing time with them tonight. They are such a lovely awesome Christian family. We will be seeing them on Sunday after he picks me up too. I will not be speaking to him until tomorrow night. It's going to be hard for the next 36 hours. I'm just aching to be with my sweet baby! He's my prince charming, given to me especially from God. Have some coffee! Sorry for boring you all! Just coping with my thoughts and emotions. I also look forward to my lunch with sista Joyce today! God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Hello everyone! Pete called me yesterday afternoon! The Lord laid it on his heart to call. Its facinating, because I was having a crying spell thinking about him just a half hour beforehand. We are connected in spirit! Its awesome! Once again, it's only 5:30 where my baby Pete is. He's probably sleeping like a log without a care in the world. His breathing sounds so sweet and peaceful as he sleeps. I wont be able to see him sleeping until Sunday night into Monday morning. He is the most gorgeous thing on earth when he is sleeping. I ache so bad to be by his side feeling his sweet breath blow against my neck with his arms around me and feeling his warmthness as well as feeling his tummy press into my back with every breath. Awwwww I know I must wait till after we're wed for that. I enjoy sitting on his lap and laying on him when we're on the couch. My trip to Phoenix is 2 days away. I hope I can make it! I am praying to God for strength to get me through this day. I got to go out to lunch to a seafood buffet with Joyce my friend from work yesterday. When I told her I was getting married, she threw her arms around me in excitement. I told her about Pete and our plans for the future over lunch yesterday. Our wedding is exactly 7 months away from today. Our Honeymoon will be exactly 7 months away from the day I leave for Phoenix on Saturday! I hope we can both make it until May without losing our minds! There are things I ache for that I can't discuss on this board, but with God's help and grace, he will not allow us to fall into temptation. We are both being very strong and patient. For now, I just hope I can survive being away from him until this weekend. I attached a pitcure of how Pete looks with his eyes closed. I asked him to pose like he's sleeping just for kicks. You can see how sweet he looks. God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Well, this is it! My trip is almost here! I leave tomorrow evening at 5:50 P.M. I connect in Chicago and then arrive in Phoenix at almost 10:00 P.M. Once again, my baby Peter is asleep. He's probably looking so precious and so peaceful! The grey stripes on his jammies match the silver strands in his hair. I don't get to actually see him like I said until Sunday morning at 10:00 A.M. We will be going to Desert Springs Bible Church, the same church we went to in May right before I left to go home. We will then be going to the family's house for spaghetti. On Monday we will go to Hard Rock Cafe Phoenix. We will then go back to South Mountain for romance in the sunset. On Tuesday is our adventurous road trip to Sedona! It will be so awesome! We will be going to Red Rock State Park and Red Rock Crossing! It will be so magnificent, spectacular and romantic! The same God who built those red rocks is the same God taking care of our future! We will just be hanging out on Wednesday and then we will both be going home on Thursday abeit on different flights. What is so awesome is with the merger of U.S. Airways (My Airline) and America West (Pete's Airline) is that they moved U.S. Airways flights to the America West terminal at Sky Harbor International, effective October 4th, the day Pete left for his trip! We will get to check in together, go through security together, and Pete has agreed to sit with me at my gate until my flight leaves. If that's not God, I don't know what is! After seeing me off, Pete will then go to his gate, where his flight leaves 45 minutes later. Like I explained in an earlier post, hopefully we will be able to hook up again that same evening with Pete picking me up at the airport. We fly into different airports, with the airport I fly into being near where Pete lives. I am hoping that Pete will get home before I am ready to go with my luggage. It will be so cool and exciting! God is so awesome! I have concerns about the weather where I live. There has been a tropical depression on the east coast. They say it will last though tomorrow. I pray that the rain does not delay my flight! Since I will be so busy getting ready tomorrow, I will not be able to check into the computer at the library like I usually do on Saturdays, so I am posting all of this info now. I might post one last goodbye befroe I leave work, and that will be it. God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Well, this is it! I am now leaving work to go home now! I can hardly wait to join Pete in Phoenix! See you all next week! God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Hello everyone! I managed to squeeze some to time to get to the library among the many errands I am doing to get ready for my trip. My dog is outside in the car waiting. I am going to the kennel from here to drop him off. My shuttle picks me up at 3:00. I still have packing to do. My flight leaves at 5:50 P.M. I am concerned because it is still very rainy and nasty outside. I am praying hard that the rain lightens up in time for my flight so it wont be delayed. I will see you all when I get back! God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet
Posted by: FriendOfGod
Hello Everyone! I had an awesome time! I was really rainy when I left Saturday evening, but my flight had no problems! It was my connecting flight from Chicago to Phoenix that had problems! I finally made it in! They were unable to get the jetway hooked up to the side of the plane, so they had to bring the stairs! Talk about Satan trying to throw darts at my vacation! It was so beautiful when Pete picked me up the next day! We went to Desert Springs Bible Church. When then went to that lovely Christian family for a spaghetti dinner. We went to Gilla River Indian Community on Monday, then to the Hard Rock Cafe and then back to South Mountain like last time. Our trip to Sedona was awesome! 
It was such a beautiful time! We went all the way to Flagstaff too! We went to an awesome Steakhouse for dinner! Yee hah! Wednesday, we just chilled. Pete had me discuss my investment house with his mother's financial manager. It was no picnic. I became moody due to the stress, and took it out on Pete, and he became angry for my doing so. He looked at me with a hurt scowl on is face after he sat back down on the couch while we were still meeting with his mother's financial manager. He was entirely in the right. I was wrong to him. I could see the fiery wrath in his eyes. Things had gotten a little tense, but we have such a strong relationship. Pete immediately and lovingly forgave me with such mercy saying, "I know you didn't mean it sweetie! I know you were stressed." I humbled myself before God, begging him for forgiveness. I was stressed having to talk about the investment house and also realizing that it was the last day of my vacation and that half of the day was being consumed. I wanted us to make the most of our last day. We had to miss lunch. We went out to the lake after the meeting, and I shed tears on Pete's tummy telling him how sorry I was, as he tenderly stroked me offering his forgiveness and mercy. It was so beautiful. I pray to God that I never take out my bad mood on Pete again. I do have problems with moodiness due to my bi-polar. He is aware of my imperfections and still loves me and accepts me. Well anyway, forgive me for rambling on. I am at the library, so I can't upload my pictures until tomorrrow. I will post the pictures from our trip on a separate thread tomorrow. God Bless You All!
Your sister in Christ
Janet