Thursday, January 31, 2008
Britt at the airport - Best Friends
see the kids. Kelly comes home today to meet Lily
Thursday January 31
We made it -- Lily was welcomed at the airport in Chicago by Britt,
Davis and Grandpa Payne. Tears were flowing and that was OK. Lily
was good on the 13 hour flight and slept for about 6. The remainder
of the time she was still pretty good. The United flight attendants
were really nice to us and kept talking to Sue and Lily. We all
clapped when we flew into Minnesota - the end was near. The car ride
from OHare was probably the most dangerous thing we did the past two
weeks. Guangzhou traffic was probably better than 80-94.
Davis and Grandpa Payne. Tears were flowing and that was OK. Lily
was good on the 13 hour flight and slept for about 6. The remainder
of the time she was still pretty good. The United flight attendants
were really nice to us and kept talking to Sue and Lily. We all
clapped when we flew into Minnesota - the end was near. The car ride
from OHare was probably the most dangerous thing we did the past two
weeks. Guangzhou traffic was probably better than 80-94.
When we pulled in the driveway a big Welcome Home Lily was on the
front of the house. Thanks Ben and Lynndi. All the grandparents
were over and we all had fun getting together. Kelsey,Eyvonne and
Laurie - thank you so much for the food - it was so good. Chloe and
Lily have officially met. She licked her and she cried - that tongue
is scary. Bathtime and bedtime went OK - but Lily was up at 1:30
for a two hour playtime and the ready for the day at 5:00. It is
going to take so time to get on schedule.
All is good and see you at Britt's Senior night @ 7:30-
Wednesday January 30
WE are on our way - United Flight 850 is over the Sea of Okhotsk in
Russia going 548 MPH at 33,000 feet. Sue, Lily and I all clapped
when we went wheels up at Beijing. Actually the Chinese were all
very nice and our little threesome navigated the Guangzhou and
Beijing airports pretty well. If I have to fly Air China again soon
- look out though. They better be making money because every flight
is absolutely full and they do not pay for departure gates. I
thought Sue was going to finally lose it after 12 days and no
sunshine at the Guangzhou airport. Our gate for the flight to
Beijing was a "group flight" area. 20A was the gate number and 500
Chinese were all standing by the door just in case their flight was
called. When the announcement came - in Chinese - to board our
flight - no one moved out the way, so I just pushed them out and made
a hole for Sue and Lily. After boarding the bus - packed to the
maximum- standing room - no seats - we made our way around the entire
airport to our 737 aircraft. It was raining hard and Sue gave me the
"look". We are we - still in China - obviously - and she cannot get
out of her fast enough. As we went out in the rain, the only thought
in my mind was -- 2 more flights and we are back home.
Russia going 548 MPH at 33,000 feet. Sue, Lily and I all clapped
when we went wheels up at Beijing. Actually the Chinese were all
very nice and our little threesome navigated the Guangzhou and
Beijing airports pretty well. If I have to fly Air China again soon
- look out though. They better be making money because every flight
is absolutely full and they do not pay for departure gates. I
thought Sue was going to finally lose it after 12 days and no
sunshine at the Guangzhou airport. Our gate for the flight to
Beijing was a "group flight" area. 20A was the gate number and 500
Chinese were all standing by the door just in case their flight was
called. When the announcement came - in Chinese - to board our
flight - no one moved out the way, so I just pushed them out and made
a hole for Sue and Lily. After boarding the bus - packed to the
maximum- standing room - no seats - we made our way around the entire
airport to our 737 aircraft. It was raining hard and Sue gave me the
"look". We are we - still in China - obviously - and she cannot get
out of her fast enough. As we went out in the rain, the only thought
in my mind was -- 2 more flights and we are back home.
After landing in Beijing we had to retrieve our 4 suitcases and
transfer to United's International Terminal - that was not what I
expected, but now we are down to 1 more flight. After going thru 4
security checks and having Lily's passport ultra-scrutinized, we
boarded United. AHHHH - Scotch never tasted this good. Lily is
still going strong, but hopefully she will fall asleep. If not - we
will still be home in 9 hours.
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