After making the two hour trek to Narita airport and then an eleven hour flight to Tokyo, I joined hordes of spring breakers heading south. I'm so excited to see family and stay on the beach for ten days. Unfortunately, Sean is staying behind in Tokyo to work especially because he'll be back in the States in just two months.
I was supposed to leave on Tuesday, but American Airlines cancelled my flight due to mechanical issues and rebooked me to leave Wednesday night - a big disappointment. Other than that, however, the trip was pretty painless. The plane was new with lots of legroom, the food was plentiful and delicious and the wine was flowing. I watched a lot of movies that I had been wanting to see such as "Spotlight", "The Danish Girl", "Steve Jobs", "Truth" and "The Big Short". And that pretty much took care of the entire flight.
In Chicago, I was wowed by the plethora of trash cans available along with the fact that I wasn't the tallest person in the room. Flying in to the city, we had a great view of beautiful Lake Michigan which was a very welcome sight, indeed. Before heading south, we had to wait a bit on the tarmac for some pretty spectacular weather to pass.
Now it's midnight and I'm in my room in Mom and Dad's beach house rental for the next ten days. I'm wide awake but so happy to be here with family and enjoy the warm weather and sunshine. Sue arrives in a couple of days and the rest of the Sandersons will be here this weekend. It's looking to be a great spring break!
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