Not only were both of my flights wonderful, but I also got to see my sister between flights! Together with her Youth Encounter crew, we picked up a couple people from the airport (one of whom I knew, the second from Bowie, MD!) and had lunch. It was nice to see her.
While waiting to pick up one of the teamers, I saw this girl walk by and thought to myself, "She looks like a teamer!" She had a cool headband and a lot of bracelets and just seemed like the teamer type, but then reminded myself, "I shouldn't stereotype. Just because she has a cool headband doesn't mean she did team."
BUT THEN Kara and Christian started talking about the Youth Encounter office and how training was going. The girl walked over to us and said, "Are you talking about Youth Encounter? Because I was on Cross Fire in 07-08." It was crazy! And totally confirmed my stereotyping.
The flight to California was fantastic. The rows had three seats in them, but whoever was in the middle seat in my row didn't show and left me and my row buddy some extra space. I always bring my bracelet stuff on flights, and it usually becomes a good coversation started. People always ask me what I'm doing, how I make them etc. This time was no exception. My row buddy was an older woman who, I found out later, was originally from Taiwan and actually lived in Davenport for awhile. She seemed interested in the bracelet I was making, so once I finished it I told her she could just have it. She was really excited, and after digging around in her purse, gave me a small little charm-thing from Taiwan.
As the flight went on, I started working on another bracelet. The man across the aisle handed me a piece of paper that said, "I have a three year old daughter who loves pink. Do you sell your bracelets?" I looked up and the guy sitting by the window on the other side of the plane waved. "Like this one?" I asked, since it was pink and purple, and he gave me a thumbs up.
I was planning on just giving it to him for his daughter since I was only making the bracelets to keep myself occupied, but when we got off the plane he handed me five dollars and said something about needing to keep the amount of money he spends on his daughter and his son equal. He then went on to tell me that he knows a woman who owns a craft/ jewelry business and who might be interested in selling my bracelets. He gave me his business card and I'm e-mailing him today. Maybe I can get my jewelry business going yet!
So, there you have it. Sweet charms and bracelet sales.
