Tales From the Wandering Wahabs

NEILSON MAKES IT TO THE COURTHOUSE ON TIME!! I had a very tough week at work again. The Army was keeping me busy in preparation for our coming deployment to Kuwait. I had been working until 730 or 800 pm every night, including a whole day playing army in the 'field'. My flight to Kansas City was on thursday night; the last on the schedule (720pm) so i had enough time to make it. Work on thursday was very busy yet again. At 520 pm i gave up and left all those work-a-holics behind. I just walked out of the headquarters of our unit, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion to my car. I raced home to get my bags. It would take me an hour to get to the airport in Austin. That thursday evening was some of the worst traffic I had ever seen in Killeen and on the road to Austin. The schedule was tight and I was road raging in full force. I finally arrived airport at 700pm. I raced to the counter. The lady told me the counter was closed and she could not check my bag. But she gave me my ticket and said maybe they would let me carry it on to the plane. I raced again to security, but they stopped to inspect my bag because i had liquid (in my checked bag). At this time I heard over the loud speaker "Passenger Wahab, last boarding call" all over the airport. Security had just started on my bag. There was nothing to do. I got my bags with liquids and reversed back to the counter. There were no more flights into Kansas City before Noon, my appointment with the Judge to get married. I dejectedly moved back to my car. I was upset to say the least. But I decided that I only get married once and it was only a 12 hour drive to Kansas City. Well within time to get to the Judge (800pm to 800am vs Noon). I gased up the car and on I went. Despite a long week, no sleep, construction all over Interstate 35, and even a warning from the Texas State Highway Patrol, I made it the Kansas City. Big kisses go to heather who stayed up the night to cheer me on, and wake me up from power naps at rest stops. Everything in Kansas City went perfectly. The judge married us and we had a great time. Captain and Mrs. Neilson Wahab would like to thank everyone for their prayers, we sure needed them. We've been going on happily ever after, the end.