Willie in the morning

5 a.m. arrived quickly.  We were up and in a hurry to get on the road to the metroplex to pick up my brother.  It was a big day for us.  We were going to San Francisco!  Old clothes packed in new luggage.

When we arrived at DFW, we checked our bags.  Our plane would be landing in Sacramento and we had a rental car awaiting our arrival.

 We went to get our boarding passes.  While we were in line, they announced that they needed a couple of people to go on standby.  Our flight was overbooked.  My brother had a discussion with the airline personnel and then a discussion with my husband and me.   We made the decision to give up our seats and board the next flight to San Francisco.  Since we voluntarily gave up our seats on the flight, the airline gave us $900 in vouchers to use on another flight!  Yea!  Then we changed our rental car from Sacramento to San Francisco and saved another $200!  Not bad, huh?  We were almost giddy.  What a great beginning for our vacation!

And then......I looked up.  A familiar face. An entourage and "little sister".   It was Willie!  I have seen Willie on several occasions, but always at night.  Always strumming his guitar with his hair in braids, singing I'll Fly Away, Amazing Grace, and Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain.  David Alan Coe and other "boys"  usually accompanied Willie in a pasture or expo center.  But this was different.  This was WILLIE IN THE MORNING! Hair flowing down his shoulders and back.  Oh, I squealed like a thirteen year old.  I fumbled in my purse trying to put my hands on my camera and then forced my husband to take some pictures.  

The first morning of vacation was exciting!  Just wait until you hear what happened next.........