The Flight!

Yes, that is a photo of lightning hitting an airplane. Fortunately, that wasn't our flight, but it could have been.
We left LAX with out a problem. Security was a breeze for us (thankfully since Anna had to go the bathroom!) Our seating assignments were goofed up and we were all spread out, but we got those changed with three of us together and one just a row behind. We boarded without incident and took our seats in the back of the plane. The plane took off and things were great. We were even scheduled to arrive in Indy a few minutes early.
We flew along for about three hours or so when we saw lightning out the window. YIKES! Then the plane ran into some turbulence. This wasn't your average turbulence though. We were doing some major dropping! The kind like on a roller coaster where your stomach goes up to your throat. People were getting freaked! This was some storm!
We were descending into Indy when it got really bad. As were beginning our approach, the exit lights came on. Not a good sign! That only happens in emergencies! I was doing some serious praying... Dave and I told each other we loved one another, I was talking to God as if I was going to see him soon.
As we were headed down, we suddenly headed up... almost straight up - or so it felt. We were unable to land because the run way was too dangerous. The plane circled the city a couple of times waiting for the storm to pass. We then tried to land again. The exit lights came on again.
We did manage to touch down, and as the brakes were applied, you could feel the plane sliding around. Once again, I was sure we would crash. Thankfully, we didn't.
We had to sit on the run way for about 10 minutes or so while we waited for a gate. The pilot said that if anyone needed to use the restroom, we could. There were several people that did, probably because they were so scared!
We got off the plane (about and hour late) and went to get our luggage. We were scheduled to arrive in Indy at 11pm. We got there at midnight. We had to then wait for our bags because the employees were not allowed on the tar mack to get the luggage off the plane because of the lightning. Finally, the bags came and we got to our car. It was 1am before we were on the road.
We were driving in our Saturn... the car that has broken windshield wipers. And it rained the whole way! Rain-X works though. It was repelling the water and we were able to drive home. We had to take a different route than we usually do because of detours and road closures. Finally, we made it home at about 2:40am. We were in bed by 3am. And Dave had to teach Summer School at 8am the next morning!
So, that is the story of the scariest flight ever. I don't really want to get on a plane anytime soon... but I will. We fly to Colorado July 1.