Blue Angels
We picked a wonderful weekend to go to Tuscaloosa. The weather was fabulous, it was Mother’s Day, so it was nice to celebrate that with Lynda and it the Blue Angels were in town for a show. Todd’s dad is a county sheriff, and they were involved in putting on the show……I don’t know exactly what. What I do know is that our connection with him enabled us to have the very best experience at a Blue Angels show. We were able to park in the sheriff’s parking lot right by their hangar at the airport, so we didn’t have to walk a million miles like most of the other thousands who came. He had a spot with a quilt all ready right at the fence at the tarmac. It was incredible. Gotta love knowing the right people! Bill has always been one of those people. He knows everybody, and is always ready and willing to help out by pulling a few strings for whatever we need done. Before we got there, the sky jumpers had already gone, but Bill saved one of the streamer things they jumped with Caeden and Lael. Lael had a great time running with it in full sail out behind her. Caeden was more content to sit and wait with the binoculars for the good stuff. The Blue Angels did not disappoint. It is truly amazing what those pilots can do! Our favorite part was when you were sitting there unaware and then two of them distract you over in this direction, while from the opposite direction one comes in silently at mach speed and flies by so fast, you wonder if you imagined it, until of course the sonic boom catches up and your ears assure that it did indeed fly by, and fast! Awesome show!
