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saying goodbye to our lovies in rochester....
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finally seated at our gate in philly.... it was one heck of an ordeal to get to this point....geesh. I will make a long story short.... but it took us a very long time find an airport employee who could direct us to customs properly, to get through customs to declare our very large amount of adoption money, and then back to the ticket counters bc we had to switch airlines here. As type A, cross every t, dot every i as I am.... I forgot something.... All along I've been checking the carryon guidelines for our first airline, but didn't stop to think it would be different for our switch.... and we were so proud of ourselves for taking an extended trip to EE with a carryon and a backpack each....no checked luggage to loose! Well, low and behold our new airline had much lower weight limits for carry on than U.S. air. In the end, we were each forced to check one of our bags. After a frenzied "reorganization" to make sure all the essentials such as the dossier, meds and undies were in our backpacks we each checked a bag... and will hope for the best. We then headed to security AGAIN. Of course with my pacemaker I had to get the personal screening again...which led to lots more questions about the moola in my belt...but the forms got us through much easier than rochester this time! Phew I'm tired, and we've only made it one state so far....
Another learning experience: I have not flown since carrying the extra stow away if you know what I mean....hmmm i've noticed things like the merry go round with the kids have been making me get that green sea sick feeling....well multiply that by 10 for landing in philly w some turbulance...the stow away didn't care for it either and kicked kicked kicked downward the whole descent. I clung to my little white bag for dear life, but made it to the ground without having to use it ... phew!
We had a lovely morning with the kids, and mom and dad button, judy and katie saw us off at the airport....wow we are going to miss the kids....and are so grateful to our village at home for chipping in to care for them while we are gone. We love you guys...
Next we head to frankfort germany, a 5:40 flight which will be 7 hours long....then a lay over and on to EE....
Geesh! I thought you could relax once you got to the airport. :-) Hope the rest of the trip is smooth!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about feeling green. :-( Praying for safety and health for you both!
Just one word of advice, plans over there, esp in the capital city can change very quickly. Always carry enough food and water with you to make it through several hours...esp that first day in region - it will be many, many hours w/o a stop for food after a 14-15 train ride. Just be a boy scout and "be prepared".
Can't wait!!!