Home again...

...and it feels so good! Well, hmmm, maybe I should edit that. I woke Friday morning, after a rough night sleep and using a motion sickness pill to fall asleep, with a really sore throat. Chaos ensued just trying to get our tickets and then get to the gate, not a good way to start so many hours of travel. DG was great on the flight to New Zealand and I was fading fast. More chaos greeted us in Auckland as our plane landed an hour late, our flight was in final boarding, DG was nap-less and full of energy, I was nap-less and losing energy and we had nothing but lines to get through. After a major meltdown, DG, not me, we were ushered to the front of the last line and made it on the plane. It wasn't as empty as we had been led to believe, but right across the aisle from us there was one person sitting at the opposite end of the row, so I leaped at the opportunity and moved across the aisle. I definitely didn't want to expose DG and Dave to what I had and it would give us a respite from traveling with a toddler.

As the flight went on my throat got worse and worse and even a flight attendant stopped by to ask if I was okay as I was apparently looking quite pale. The flight from San Francisco home was nothing and that was the only sleep I had gotten in 24 hours! 1 1/2 hours of sleep! Not cool. We got home to a flat tire, broken credit card machine leaving the parking garage and a rude pay out from the boarding facility, but darn it, we were home!

Painful sleep last night, I couldn't tell if it was my cough and fever keeping me awake or jet lag. Either way...ouch! Hoping tonight, thanks to Nyquil, it's better!!! No one started moving until 10:30 this morning and I was given couch duty, but it just felt great to be home. DG was so cute last night, she kept running from room to room, excitedly pointing out everything and anxiously waiting for Dave to bring Bay home. After spending 2 weeks being told not to go anywhere near dogs that may bite her, it was great to see her so free and loving with her puppy. She took good care of me today, giving me lots of cuddles and making sure I had something to drink...that's my girl!

I didn't get anything done I had wanted to get done today, but that's okay, because we're home!!! It feels so great!! I had a great time, but nothing beats making it home.