California Narrative Essay

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October 18, 2014 on a chilly Saturday. My family and I started to pack for our trip to California. It was stressful running from my room to the bathroom then again to my room just to look for the things I needed. But finally my mom finish packing she then helped me pack my suitcase since i didn’t know because it was my first time. My brother and I went to pack the car with the bags in the back sit. Once everyone was in the car my dad turn the engine on making a roaring sound, he then pressed the the gas pedal slowly the car started to move. We were heading to Omaha, Nebraska. I fell asleep during the ride there it, so I don't remember much from the ride. When we got to Omaha’s airport my dad parked his car is the one parking lot. All six of us went inside looking for U.S …show more content…
I handed my passport to the lady behind the desk and she handed it back to me with my plane ticket. My mom and sister were separated they went to other line while my brother Eddie and I went to the kids section. I saw how the adults had to take out everything out of there pockets and they even had to take their shoes off, then they would go through a metal detector. We had to wait since we got there 30 minutes early. There was some empty seats in the gate we are suppose to be. We sat down waiting for the airplane to be ready. Once they starting lining up we went inside, on our way to the plane i felt a rush of air coming underneath my feet. I felt like my legs froze like a popsicle. When i found my seat i sat down and i was in the middle. I felt like i was a trap in between the two figures. My body was shaking when the plane started to move it was moving slow then all of the sudden it went faster and faster like a firework you couldn't even feel when it was in the sky. I fell asleep half of the way there then i hear a mother telling her kid Disney’s Donald duck was my favorite character in Disneyland. We finally arrive to Phoenix, Arizona. I got my stuff and headed stright

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