July 1, 2008

Alaska - Day 1 - The Arrival

Friday - June 27

So there we were 4:30 am getting the van ready to head to BWI. The boys were wondering what they were doing up before the sun, H. was ready to go and so was I. J. drove us to the airport with a speedy drop-off right at 6:30. We had just enough time to grab a coffee and snack before heading to our plane for a 7:30 departure.

The plane ride to Houston was about 3 hrs. and went by pretty fast at that hour. The 3 hour delay to get on the plane to Anchorage, not so fast, but we made the best of it and I found a Brighton Store right by Starbucks! What more could a country girl ask for.....

The 7 hour flight to Anchorage was pretty awesome - we could see the mountains for miles and we even got to see Mt. Rainer. H. didn't start to melt down until the last hour, that was not too bad since she had been on a plane for 10 hours at that point. When we arrived in Anchorage (9:45 pm east coast time) we were met at the gate by Ms. P., Madeline and Malloree. It was so great to see them - the kids are so big and P. looks great!! When we got back to G. and L.'s house dinner was just about to hit the table and H. could not have been happier - tacos, rice and beans!! What more could she have asked for....

After visiting for a little while, we headed to bed and totally crashed - it was 10:00 pm here, but my body was reminding me it was 2:00 am and had been up for 22 hours. Oh and it is summer, so there is no nighttime - only dusk! (Try explaining that to a 5 year old.)

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