Please Come Home for Christmas!

My poor sister hasn't been home to Tacoma since last Wednesday, the 17th. She's a flight attendant for Alaska Airlines and had what was supposed to be a quick turn to Dallas. But when she arrived back to the Seattle airport on Thursday, she was stuck there. They have had such drastic weather the past week that the streets, the airport and planes have ice everywhere! They don't have the equipment to clear all the snow and ice that has accumulated. With that happening, so many flights have been cancelled and the airport is a mess!


Their employee parking lot is complete ice. It has a big hill and is completely not drivable! So any employee that is parked there cannot leave, and any that need to come park cannot enter. Anyway, she was able to fly down to California to see us Thursday night to Saturday. And when she flew back Saturday she thought she would be going home. Only to find out another storm was coming and the ice in the parking lot got worse... no one could leave. So she has been put up in a hotel, while still doing turns to Dallas. She is now in Dallas and it's being said that anyone trying to get to Seattle before Christmas is out of luck. We're hoping she'll be able to catch a flight to California from Dallas. The worst (and funniest) part of all is that she only had a suitcase packed for a quick turn... only a change of her uniform. No regular clothes, no toothbrush, no hair stuff, nothing! She's had to buy everything to get by. And it's not even her suitcase, it's a loaner because during this trip the handle on her suitcase ripped off! (I have to laugh!) So I'm sorry it's been tough the past few days, Sara! We REALLY HOPE you're able to come home to us for Christmas! Derek misses you!