Scott's mom, Elke grew up in Hamburg, Germany. She and her family literally escaped to America in the middle of WWII when she was fourteen years old. Elke still has relatives in Hamburg.
This picture was taken on December 23, 2005. Elke and her husband Ron were traveling from their home in Florida to Germany to see the relatives in Hamburg that she hadn't seen in years. Elke was so anxious to get home to Germany but also upset to miss Christmas with her family in Pennsylvania which includes Scott, myself and our two children and Scott's sister Elinda and her twin boys.
We knew that Elke and Ron had a three hour layover in Newark, NJ in route from Florida to Europe. Newark for us is a 1.5 hour drive. So as a complete surprise, we all drove together to Newark and stood at the end of security where Elke and Ron would pass to get from their gate to the international gates.
You can only imagine the surprise on Elke and Ron's faces when they saw us waiting for them. We brought presents, a picnic lunch and visited for over an hour in the Newark International Airport's terminal before they had to head back through security to catch their next flight.
Sometimes with family, just a moment together for hugs and kisses is all you need to make your holidays happier. Our one hour together was so worth the three hours of driving! Now if only we had a better camera to capture that moment....
~Lisa
This post is written as a submission to the ActiveRain 'Kodak Moments' contest. I have the chance to win the KODAK EASYSHARE M580 Digital Camera.
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