The Long Walk Up The Gangway

(February 12, 2001) It was my first ever visit to Minnesota.....my first visit ever to see Christa.......our first time seeing one another in 15 years.

When I stepped off the plane onto the gangway leading up to the airport my heart started racing. It was that time? The time had come for Christa and I to meet face to face after all these years?

It felt like it took me forever to walk up the gangway, I was so ready to see her. As I approached the doorway leading into the terminal there she was.....I saw Christa standing there waiting for me? My first impression was "Oh My God, She is so Beautiful."

I walked through the door exiting the gangway into the terminal of the airport and it happened......we greeted one another with a big hug. It was the first time since we were kids that we had held each other in our arms. It was magical, it was like we went from being 18 and 16 years old to 32 and 30 years old instantly.

So just like that the long awaited visit had finally arrived.........and now it was time for the reunion to start!