Saturday, December 27, 2008

Security!

I forgot to write about this on the day that it actually happened, but I'll try to describe it now...

I went to the airport in Lexington last week because I was flying back to CA. I made it past security without a problem, then went to find something to eat since it was 5:30am. I bought my overpriced muffin and orange juice at a little coffee shop there and began eating my breakfast. Once I had almost finished eating, I heard over the loudspeaker in the airport, "Will the passenger, Jenna Boyd, please report to security and ask for a supervisor" (they said this twice in a row). I immediately pick up all of my things and go to security because I don't want to hear this lady on the loudspeaker again. I go to the security checkpoint, tell the guy who I am, and ask for a supervisor (I'm such a good directions follower). Anyway, he gets the supervisor and she asks me what I do for a living. I tell her, "I'm a volunteer with the Christian Appalachian Project." She asks if I do any type of construction for a living and I tell her that I'm working with 3-4 year olds in a child development center. They said that they had found some glass in my CHECKED baggage and they weren't sure what it was. I told them that they were bottles of jam from the Amish bakery in Brodhead, KY, and that I was bringing them back to CA as Christmas presents, "because it's Christmastime," I said somewhat sarcastically. It was pretty funny answering those questions, though, because I couldn't have sounded more innocent... Christian Appalachian Project, working with toddlers, Amish bakery... could I sound like less of a terrorist?! They ended up letting me go and I didn't have any other problems making my way back to Orange County.

5 comments:

Jenny said...

poor Jenna, first a stalker, then a terrorist, if they only knew how sweet you are :)

Kim said...

If you only knew how hard I am laughing right now. Did your jelly get ruined?! My bread got smashed, if it makes you feel better.

Still laughing...

Jenna said...

Jenny, thanks for the compliment and I'm glad to know that some people don't think I'm crazy :).

Kim, I'm glad that you could have a laugh at my expense :). My jelly didn't get ruined at all... probably because they went through my stuff and the bag ended up buried in my clothes.

Jessica said...

Oh Jenna! And here I took you to the airport - what if you'd been arrested! I could have been considered an accomplice or something! Eeek!

Jenna said...

Haha... especially since you were driving my car.