Women Need Men
Like Fish Need a Bicycle
1.26.2007
1.25.2007
A Day Late
Happy to my wonderful husband! He turned a 1/4 century yesterday!!! He is now a "real" adult, not only can he now drive, vote, smoke and drink... he can rent a car!! We plan to test it when we go to MO for Ryan & Mer's wedding. :)
We celebrated, as we do every year, at the Melting Pot. It was sad not to have our great friends Dave & Jennifer with us, but we enjoyed our evening, and were able to catch up with Drew's sister in Charlotte. And we are having a family dinner tomorrow and then lunch with friends on Sunday... so it goes on and on!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREW!!
We celebrated, as we do every year, at the Melting Pot. It was sad not to have our great friends Dave & Jennifer with us, but we enjoyed our evening, and were able to catch up with Drew's sister in Charlotte. And we are having a family dinner tomorrow and then lunch with friends on Sunday... so it goes on and on!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREW!!
India Trip: Day 5
Disclaimer: These were my journal entries, so sorry if they don't make complete sense since they were written more as my reference than to tell other people. You can blaim Drew because he is the one who wanted me to post them. :) I just hope that we can share a little bit of our amazing trip with you, and hopefully this will help!
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Indian coffee is just as amazing as I remembered. Patti has two servants who come each day to wash, clean & chop vegetables for meals. Ananthi, dad’s cousin, came on the overnight train and brought my 4 outfits. They are beautiful, one orange, one tan, one black & one brown and blue, all with scarves. They are much cooler than wearing jeans every day.
We rented a 10 passanger van & took it shopping. We went to VTI, and Indian handicraft store which is full of everything from trinkets to furniture. I want to take some carved elephants home with us. (Micah is really sick so he didn’t come L) Then we went to a clothing store, where we bought “king suits” for all the guys and Sarah. I bought a green one for Darrell as promised.
Then we had samosas and pineapple ice cream & Drew bought Harry Potter books 4-6 to continue his reading. He has been reading for 4 days and finished the first three books. We saw a man on a bicycle with one daughter in front and one on the back.
Around 9:45pm I was woken up by drums. The local church (dad met the pastor in Ogden last year) had come with an accordion, drums & a tambourine & 15 people & were singing Christmas carols… some in Tamil and some in English. Drew slept through the whole thing. Dad is preaching on Sunday, so the pastor is sending 3 cars for all of us.
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Indian coffee is just as amazing as I remembered. Patti has two servants who come each day to wash, clean & chop vegetables for meals. Ananthi, dad’s cousin, came on the overnight train and brought my 4 outfits. They are beautiful, one orange, one tan, one black & one brown and blue, all with scarves. They are much cooler than wearing jeans every day.
We rented a 10 passanger van & took it shopping. We went to VTI, and Indian handicraft store which is full of everything from trinkets to furniture. I want to take some carved elephants home with us. (Micah is really sick so he didn’t come L) Then we went to a clothing store, where we bought “king suits” for all the guys and Sarah. I bought a green one for Darrell as promised.
Then we had samosas and pineapple ice cream & Drew bought Harry Potter books 4-6 to continue his reading. He has been reading for 4 days and finished the first three books. We saw a man on a bicycle with one daughter in front and one on the back.
Around 9:45pm I was woken up by drums. The local church (dad met the pastor in Ogden last year) had come with an accordion, drums & a tambourine & 15 people & were singing Christmas carols… some in Tamil and some in English. Drew slept through the whole thing. Dad is preaching on Sunday, so the pastor is sending 3 cars for all of us.
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This was taken outside a Hindu temple in Chennai. As you can see there are millions of fish. It was more gross that is was cool. Thanks to Micah for the pic. :)
India Trip: Day 4
Woke up at 4 and couldn’t go back to sleep. Got up at 5 and went to breakfast with Drew. KL City tour, visited the King’s Palace on the day the new King of Malaysia was being installed. Nine of the thirteen states have Sultans, and the Sultans rotate as King of Malaysia every 5 years. We even saw the king drive by in a gold car, and he and his wife were totally dressed in gold as well. Visited other temples and mosques, and government buildings. On our way back we took a shortcut through the slums or “squatters” area. The government owned the land, but the people lived there, and now the government was clearing the land for development and they were giving the people new government sponsored homes to live in. The shop areas don’t look that different from downtown NYC.
Headed to the airport in the afternoon. Near the King’s palace we drove by a man-made lake, where they are building replica bridges from around the world. So far, they have one from Sidney, one from China, the Brooklyn Bridge & Golden Gate as well as the London Bridge.
--FLEW TO INDIA –
From what I remember, India is not much different, the smells, sounds etc. are much the same. There are most “western clothing” you see people wearing, but still mainly saris and long kunkas etc. Mom & Nate met us at the airport and all 8 of us & the driver & 10 bags w/ 12 carry-ons piled into the rented van. It was probably at least 25 years old.
The traffic was crazy, much more than Malaysia. There are no lines on the road & bikes, pedestrians, mopeds, auto rickshaws, cars, vans, trucks & busses are all together, the bigger you are the more sway you have. J The horn is used for “I am coming around a blind corner,” “Get out of my way,” “Hey, don’t run me over” and anything else you feel like at the moment.
Patti’s house is very different. It is still big, 5 bathrooms and 4 bedrooms with a huge loft. We have the biggest room in the house with a balcony on the front of the house. The house feels much much older the 8 years. Plaster walls, tile floors, bars on all the windows. Toilets are interesting, tank separate from the bottom & hot water you have to turn off & on. The fans make it decently pleasant, but our room does have a window unit, but Patti likes us only to use it at night.
Headed to the airport in the afternoon. Near the King’s palace we drove by a man-made lake, where they are building replica bridges from around the world. So far, they have one from Sidney, one from China, the Brooklyn Bridge & Golden Gate as well as the London Bridge.
--FLEW TO INDIA –
From what I remember, India is not much different, the smells, sounds etc. are much the same. There are most “western clothing” you see people wearing, but still mainly saris and long kunkas etc. Mom & Nate met us at the airport and all 8 of us & the driver & 10 bags w/ 12 carry-ons piled into the rented van. It was probably at least 25 years old.
The traffic was crazy, much more than Malaysia. There are no lines on the road & bikes, pedestrians, mopeds, auto rickshaws, cars, vans, trucks & busses are all together, the bigger you are the more sway you have. J The horn is used for “I am coming around a blind corner,” “Get out of my way,” “Hey, don’t run me over” and anything else you feel like at the moment.
Patti’s house is very different. It is still big, 5 bathrooms and 4 bedrooms with a huge loft. We have the biggest room in the house with a balcony on the front of the house. The house feels much much older the 8 years. Plaster walls, tile floors, bars on all the windows. Toilets are interesting, tank separate from the bottom & hot water you have to turn off & on. The fans make it decently pleasant, but our room does have a window unit, but Patti likes us only to use it at night.
India Trip: Day 3
Woke up at 7am, had breakfast at the hotel. A great buffet, which had everything from bbq beans to cocoa puffs.
Malaysia does not run on any sort of time schedule. Our 8:45am tour didn’t leave until 9:30. We went outside the city to the Batu Caves, a Hindu temple inside a limestone cave. There is a huge statue of a god out front that used 10,000 liters of gold paint. There were monkeys everywhere. It was 272 stairs, then down 40 & up another hundred+ to the top. Dad says it signifies that we cannot get close to god without hard work. Even at the top, you cannot approach the idol; the priest must do it for you.
We also visited a pewter shop and fabric printing/painting shop. We scraped a rubber tree and saw the sap and also saw the palm three seed – palm oil is the largest export in Malaysia. As our tour guide told us “Malaysians can’t do electronics.” Then we met up with Mr. Steven, the Christian cab driver mom met. He took us to little India, where all 6 of us had lunch for less than $3 each, and that included the tip! We also went up in the KL Tower, which has 360 degree views. It is the 4th tallest building in the world. As we arrived it began to pour (as it does every afternoon) so it was a bit cloudy. He took up to a chocolate factory; the tour guide was great and spoke decent English. Then we wandered the central market. (Mom’s favorite place while she was here, although we didn’t find it as intriguing). Malaysians LOVE to shop, it is “part of the culture” according to Mr. Steven. I have never seen so many shopping malls, plazas, shops etc. Took a taxi home in the POURING rain. Feel asleep at 6:30pm.
Malaysia does not run on any sort of time schedule. Our 8:45am tour didn’t leave until 9:30. We went outside the city to the Batu Caves, a Hindu temple inside a limestone cave. There is a huge statue of a god out front that used 10,000 liters of gold paint. There were monkeys everywhere. It was 272 stairs, then down 40 & up another hundred+ to the top. Dad says it signifies that we cannot get close to god without hard work. Even at the top, you cannot approach the idol; the priest must do it for you.
We also visited a pewter shop and fabric printing/painting shop. We scraped a rubber tree and saw the sap and also saw the palm three seed – palm oil is the largest export in Malaysia. As our tour guide told us “Malaysians can’t do electronics.” Then we met up with Mr. Steven, the Christian cab driver mom met. He took us to little India, where all 6 of us had lunch for less than $3 each, and that included the tip! We also went up in the KL Tower, which has 360 degree views. It is the 4th tallest building in the world. As we arrived it began to pour (as it does every afternoon) so it was a bit cloudy. He took up to a chocolate factory; the tour guide was great and spoke decent English. Then we wandered the central market. (Mom’s favorite place while she was here, although we didn’t find it as intriguing). Malaysians LOVE to shop, it is “part of the culture” according to Mr. Steven. I have never seen so many shopping malls, plazas, shops etc. Took a taxi home in the POURING rain. Feel asleep at 6:30pm.
India Trip: Days 1 & 2
Here are my journal entries from our trip:
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December 9-11, 2006
We left Asheville at 6am, then to Atlanta with a 4 hour layover, then a 4 hour flight to LAX, followed by 5 hours in the LAX baggage claim, waiting for Dad, Micah & Sarah. Then to the international terminal… the place was CRAZY! Thousands of people going every which way and tons of different restaurants. We waited until 7pm to check-in, a very crazy process. After three attempts we finally ended up in the proper line, then waited in three different lines to check-in. I stayed up until we boarded the plane at 11pm pacific time, then slept 12 of the 14 hours on the flight. We got off in Taipei, Taiwan, then 4 ½ more to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
We stayed at the Crown Princess which was very nice and filled with Christmas decorations, Santa coming out of the ceiling (about every 5 feet), and the 7 dwarves standing around the Christmas Tree, (go figure!).
The local currency is the ringet and sents – 3.5 ringet per dollar.
We took an evening tour of KL, took picture of the Petronas Twin Towers & went to a “cultural show,” which was dinner and dancing. Malaysia has many different influences, Dutch, English, Portuguese, Chinese & Indian. They really don’t have a culture of their own. Even the Malay language is just a mixture of Mandarin, Arabic, Hindi & English. Later that night we visited the packed Chinatown market, they were mainly just selling fake Rolex watches, prauda purses, ripped dvd’s & fruit. J We didn’t got to bed until 11pm, I have no idea what time that was in the US.
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December 9-11, 2006
We left Asheville at 6am, then to Atlanta with a 4 hour layover, then a 4 hour flight to LAX, followed by 5 hours in the LAX baggage claim, waiting for Dad, Micah & Sarah. Then to the international terminal… the place was CRAZY! Thousands of people going every which way and tons of different restaurants. We waited until 7pm to check-in, a very crazy process. After three attempts we finally ended up in the proper line, then waited in three different lines to check-in. I stayed up until we boarded the plane at 11pm pacific time, then slept 12 of the 14 hours on the flight. We got off in Taipei, Taiwan, then 4 ½ more to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
We stayed at the Crown Princess which was very nice and filled with Christmas decorations, Santa coming out of the ceiling (about every 5 feet), and the 7 dwarves standing around the Christmas Tree, (go figure!).
The local currency is the ringet and sents – 3.5 ringet per dollar.
We took an evening tour of KL, took picture of the Petronas Twin Towers & went to a “cultural show,” which was dinner and dancing. Malaysia has many different influences, Dutch, English, Portuguese, Chinese & Indian. They really don’t have a culture of their own. Even the Malay language is just a mixture of Mandarin, Arabic, Hindi & English. Later that night we visited the packed Chinatown market, they were mainly just selling fake Rolex watches, prauda purses, ripped dvd’s & fruit. J We didn’t got to bed until 11pm, I have no idea what time that was in the US.
1.16.2007
MALAYSIA
After many many hours of flying and waiting in airports we arrived in Kuala Lumpur (translated "muddy rivers"), not quite ready to go. Here we are getting some much needed sleep before our evening tour. I slept 14 of our 15 hours on the fligt, but these 4 found the unlimited supply of movies & tv shows to watch more interesting (well, I would have except that mine didn't work). :)
P.S. I am sorry these pictures are so slow in coming. I am trying to figure out the best way to post these pictures. I kept a daily journal, so I am not sure if I will post that with pictures, or just pictures. But for Malaysia... here are some pictures and a few notes. India coming soon!
Here is the view of KL from the top of the 4th tallest tower in the world. Everyday between 2&3pm the sun turns to clouds and there is a downpour for about an hour. If you are out in it for more than 5 minutes you are soaked to the bone. It was clear when we entered the building, but by the time we got the top the clouds were rolling in and we could see the rain move accorss the city, it was amazing.
These are the Batu Caves, a Hindu temple built within a (limestone) cave. The idol was just built last year and required 10,000 liters of gold paint. :) There are 300 steep stairs, then down 50 or so, and then up another hundred, just in case they didn't finish you off with the 1st 300. It was quite the hike.
Here we are at the King's Palace. Malaysia has different states, and the 9 kings of each state rotate being King of Malaysia. We happened to be there on the day the new king was being installed, so it was heavily guarded, and there were hundreds of greaters inside the gate waiting for the king. Malaysia is a "mish-mash" of other cultures, so as you can see in the next picture there are Indians and Chinese and many other influences. The Malay language is a mixture of other languages. The main export in Malaysia (basically the only one) is palm oil, used mainly in beauty products. :)
1.12.2007
Pink Ribbons
MEET IVY! The newest addition to our household. She is just 7 weeks old, but she is helping me tip the scales, so the M/F ratio is a little more even. We are now 2 on 3. :) We picked her up last night (we thought we were just going to look), and after the 3 hour drive home and a stop at Petsmart, we are in business. I washed her 4 times last night to get all the mud and stink off of her, she is now smelling much much better, and a beautiful light yellow. :)
1.09.2007
Forty-Six Hours
It is a wonderful feeling to be home, sleep in your own bed, have hot water on demand, and actually feel clean.
CHENNAI: We left my grandmother's house in Chennai Friday night at 6:00pm. The president of India was coming to Chennai and we wanted to make sure we got to the airport in time. It took a huge bus to carry the 20 suitcases, and 20 carry-on bags, and a land cuiser and a car to carry all the people... it was quite the caravan. We arrived about 6:30pm, and managed to get all of our checked bags screened. Once at the ticket counter, the clerk saw my dad's suitcase for carry-on and made him weight it. Since it was 4 kilos overweight he made him remove the excess weight before he would give us any of our tickets. (Thankfully he didn't see our other 15 overweight carry-ons). In India, each carry-on must have an airline luggage tag, otherwise they won't let you take it, and each one is stamped at the security checkpoint which is your pass for getting in on the plane. We made it through the ticket process, and also found out that men are allowed only one carry-on, and women two. We managed to squeeze 4 more tags from the ticket clerk (he would only give us 10) and we repacked bags praying they wouldn't weight them. We flew through immigration (only after our clerk stopping in the middle of checking our passports to watch the cricket game that was on behind us) and headed to security. Meredith "forgot" her 2nd bag, so Nate was stuck with 2 bags and they would not let Meredith back through to get it and they wouldn't let Nate through with it, so they watched as Nate emptied the bag into his other bag and went through with one stuffed bag and one empty one. (Gotta love India's bureaucracy). - 4 Hour Flight to KL, Malaysia -
KUALA LUMPUR - We landed at 5 in the morning their time, and had 5 hours to waste. Drew and I were trying desperately to stay awake in an attempt to get back on NC time. The rest gave in to their sleep desires. :) Micah, Sarah, Drew & and I walked all through the airport looking to a hamburger or meat, but sadly no one took credit cards and we didn't have any ringet so we settled for Starbucks and a muffin. In KL, they check every bag, and they thoroughly pat you down. However, if you are fast enough, you can pull your bag off the belt before they see you, and you won't get searched. We managed a few bags this way, but a few were caught, and they made you throw away every single ounce of liquid (toothpaste etc). Thankfully I managed to grab our one bag with toothpaste so we were able to brush our teeth!
- 4 Hour Flight to Taipei, Taiwan -
TAIPEI - Even though we were just getting off the plane for an hour while they cleaned it, they made you take all of your luggage off. And then you had to go through THREE security checkpoints before you could get back on. Mom left one of her bags on the plane and they made her get a special pass to get on the plane to get it off, then go through security, and then take it right back on the plane. Go figure. Also, the security checkpoints were only for bags, they didn't check the people. - 12 Hour Flight to LAX -
LOS ANGELES - We landed at about noon on the 6th (We saw the sun rise twice on January 6th... how many people can say that??). It was the most amazing feeling to here the customs guy say "welcome home".... ahhh back in the land of clean bathrooms that have toilet paper, soap and paper towels!! We managed to track down all 20 bags and headed to the domestic terminal with 40 bags on 9 carts in tow. Since our plane was not supposed to leave until midnight, Drew waited in line to see if we could catch an earlier flight. At 1:50, he came running back to tell me that they were waiting at the ticket counter for us, needed our bags to catch our 3:00pm flight. Since the international limit is 70lbs and the domestic is only 50lbs we spent 10 frantic minutes repacking all of our bags, taking our heavy things and putting them in our carry-on and putting all the light stuff in our checked luggage. We ran back and checked them in, each was between 49.5 & 50lbs. Wohoo!! As we headed through security, it was already 20 after 2, and we could see them begin to board our plane. As our stuff ran through the security scanner the X-ray man swore. They immediately pulled both Drew's and my bags off the belt and sent them to the search area. My bag was full of stainless steel, so after checking it they let me through. They pulled Andrew's bag apart, and was I thought were my stainless steel spoons wrapped in a towel was actually a 10 inch blade we had bought for a friend, complete with a case and two little daggers. AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Within minutes there were 5 TSA guys and 3 airport police men hovering over Andrew. We asked them to throw it away, but they said that he he took the knife, then Andrew would have to go to jail, and we obviously couldn't take it with us. So after 15 minutes, and numerous people checking Andrew's story with mine, Ryan's & Meredith's they let me go back through security to get my mom so we could put it in her checked luggage. We waited for Andrew, and he came down the escalator flanked by FIVE airport policemen. They walked us to my mom's bags and watched us put it in her bags. Amazingly we ran back up and were able to catch our flight. So, now you know what happens when someone takes something horrible through security. - 4 Hour Flight to Atlanta -
ATLANTA: We landed in Atlanta at 10:15pm, and our plane was not until 10:00am the next morning. However, a flight to Asheville had been delayed and wasn't leaving until 11:52, however we couldn't change flights because it was not the same day. So we settled in and watched the 4th quarter of the Cowboys vs. Seahawks. What a game!! The flight was then delayed to 1:30am, so Drew and I changed our flight (Ryan stayed with Meredith since her flight wasn't until 10:30 the next morning), and we headed home. As we were landing I looked out the window and thought that we this couldn't possibly be Asheville, it was far too big... just as the pilot came on to tell us that there was fog in Ashevillle, the tower was closed so they had to land in Greenville, SC.
GREENVILLLE: Once we landed at 2:30 we had Jonathon head down to pick us up (it is a little over an hour from the Asheville airport where he was). However, as it was 2:30 in the morning, no one was there, and they can't let you off the plane without authorized personnel. So, we sat on the plane until 4:00am (there was no water or food on the plane). Finally someone was able to come and we went (without any of our bags) home, and fell into bed at 7:15 Sunday morning.
They still have yet to find our 6 checked bags... we made it all the way to India and back and they lost them in Atlanta. It has been 48 hours so far... who knows when we will see them... but we are home, I have taken 3 baths and 2 showers and have slept over 24 hours. It is nice to be home.
L
CHENNAI: We left my grandmother's house in Chennai Friday night at 6:00pm. The president of India was coming to Chennai and we wanted to make sure we got to the airport in time. It took a huge bus to carry the 20 suitcases, and 20 carry-on bags, and a land cuiser and a car to carry all the people... it was quite the caravan. We arrived about 6:30pm, and managed to get all of our checked bags screened. Once at the ticket counter, the clerk saw my dad's suitcase for carry-on and made him weight it. Since it was 4 kilos overweight he made him remove the excess weight before he would give us any of our tickets. (Thankfully he didn't see our other 15 overweight carry-ons). In India, each carry-on must have an airline luggage tag, otherwise they won't let you take it, and each one is stamped at the security checkpoint which is your pass for getting in on the plane. We made it through the ticket process, and also found out that men are allowed only one carry-on, and women two. We managed to squeeze 4 more tags from the ticket clerk (he would only give us 10) and we repacked bags praying they wouldn't weight them. We flew through immigration (only after our clerk stopping in the middle of checking our passports to watch the cricket game that was on behind us) and headed to security. Meredith "forgot" her 2nd bag, so Nate was stuck with 2 bags and they would not let Meredith back through to get it and they wouldn't let Nate through with it, so they watched as Nate emptied the bag into his other bag and went through with one stuffed bag and one empty one. (Gotta love India's bureaucracy). - 4 Hour Flight to KL, Malaysia -
KUALA LUMPUR - We landed at 5 in the morning their time, and had 5 hours to waste. Drew and I were trying desperately to stay awake in an attempt to get back on NC time. The rest gave in to their sleep desires. :) Micah, Sarah, Drew & and I walked all through the airport looking to a hamburger or meat, but sadly no one took credit cards and we didn't have any ringet so we settled for Starbucks and a muffin. In KL, they check every bag, and they thoroughly pat you down. However, if you are fast enough, you can pull your bag off the belt before they see you, and you won't get searched. We managed a few bags this way, but a few were caught, and they made you throw away every single ounce of liquid (toothpaste etc). Thankfully I managed to grab our one bag with toothpaste so we were able to brush our teeth!
- 4 Hour Flight to Taipei, Taiwan -
TAIPEI - Even though we were just getting off the plane for an hour while they cleaned it, they made you take all of your luggage off. And then you had to go through THREE security checkpoints before you could get back on. Mom left one of her bags on the plane and they made her get a special pass to get on the plane to get it off, then go through security, and then take it right back on the plane. Go figure. Also, the security checkpoints were only for bags, they didn't check the people. - 12 Hour Flight to LAX -
LOS ANGELES - We landed at about noon on the 6th (We saw the sun rise twice on January 6th... how many people can say that??). It was the most amazing feeling to here the customs guy say "welcome home".... ahhh back in the land of clean bathrooms that have toilet paper, soap and paper towels!! We managed to track down all 20 bags and headed to the domestic terminal with 40 bags on 9 carts in tow. Since our plane was not supposed to leave until midnight, Drew waited in line to see if we could catch an earlier flight. At 1:50, he came running back to tell me that they were waiting at the ticket counter for us, needed our bags to catch our 3:00pm flight. Since the international limit is 70lbs and the domestic is only 50lbs we spent 10 frantic minutes repacking all of our bags, taking our heavy things and putting them in our carry-on and putting all the light stuff in our checked luggage. We ran back and checked them in, each was between 49.5 & 50lbs. Wohoo!! As we headed through security, it was already 20 after 2, and we could see them begin to board our plane. As our stuff ran through the security scanner the X-ray man swore. They immediately pulled both Drew's and my bags off the belt and sent them to the search area. My bag was full of stainless steel, so after checking it they let me through. They pulled Andrew's bag apart, and was I thought were my stainless steel spoons wrapped in a towel was actually a 10 inch blade we had bought for a friend, complete with a case and two little daggers. AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Within minutes there were 5 TSA guys and 3 airport police men hovering over Andrew. We asked them to throw it away, but they said that he he took the knife, then Andrew would have to go to jail, and we obviously couldn't take it with us. So after 15 minutes, and numerous people checking Andrew's story with mine, Ryan's & Meredith's they let me go back through security to get my mom so we could put it in her checked luggage. We waited for Andrew, and he came down the escalator flanked by FIVE airport policemen. They walked us to my mom's bags and watched us put it in her bags. Amazingly we ran back up and were able to catch our flight. So, now you know what happens when someone takes something horrible through security. - 4 Hour Flight to Atlanta -
ATLANTA: We landed in Atlanta at 10:15pm, and our plane was not until 10:00am the next morning. However, a flight to Asheville had been delayed and wasn't leaving until 11:52, however we couldn't change flights because it was not the same day. So we settled in and watched the 4th quarter of the Cowboys vs. Seahawks. What a game!! The flight was then delayed to 1:30am, so Drew and I changed our flight (Ryan stayed with Meredith since her flight wasn't until 10:30 the next morning), and we headed home. As we were landing I looked out the window and thought that we this couldn't possibly be Asheville, it was far too big... just as the pilot came on to tell us that there was fog in Ashevillle, the tower was closed so they had to land in Greenville, SC.
GREENVILLLE: Once we landed at 2:30 we had Jonathon head down to pick us up (it is a little over an hour from the Asheville airport where he was). However, as it was 2:30 in the morning, no one was there, and they can't let you off the plane without authorized personnel. So, we sat on the plane until 4:00am (there was no water or food on the plane). Finally someone was able to come and we went (without any of our bags) home, and fell into bed at 7:15 Sunday morning.
They still have yet to find our 6 checked bags... we made it all the way to India and back and they lost them in Atlanta. It has been 48 hours so far... who knows when we will see them... but we are home, I have taken 3 baths and 2 showers and have slept over 24 hours. It is nice to be home.
L
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