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A Trip East and Christmas Feast (again)

Jan 1, 2009 Family and Friends, Vacations

What trip home would be complete without some travel mishap, or adventure.  Too often the trip from Ontario back East has had its problems. In University, I can recall a long 24-hour train rides, with no berth (sleeping space) and an annoying TA from my Philosophy class sitting next to me talking incessantly about social ethics and Anthony Giddens.  Then there have been flight delays, rough landings due to fog, and long drives half way across the country. The joy of living so far from family and friends

We took a flight “stand-by” yesterday (husband works for an airline) and sadly got bumped from our flight.

After a sleepless night due to:

1) Baby’s stuffed up nose
2) Staying up late to participate in Twitter’s #GNO
3) And, lying in bed thinking “I must remember to pack this, and that, and this and that”

I would have turned us around and gone home when the flight attendant said it was unlikely to get on the next flight, or the next one. But, my three year old had been telling anyone who would listen that he was going to see Theodore Tugboat; and an Uncle and Aunt were waiting at the other end to meet their new nephew; and of course I miss the East Coast when I am away for too long – so instead I decided to do a semi-milk run. Flying to Ottawa and then on to our destination. So instead of a four hour trip (airport to airport) we were on the go for over 8 hours door to door.

Fun for who I don’t know.

Maybe this guy:

(Yes, that is chocolate and pizza on his face)

When we arrived I received a text from a friend “Are you here yet? Storm-a-coming!”

We just made it in time. Because by the time we had sat down to our New Year’s Eve Lobster:

The snow had started.  Today it looked like this:

and this:

But, it made it feel like Christmas again. So, we decided to do it again.

Even the dog got in on the action.

Well, obviously it was planned. My sons were both spoiled (again), this time by grandparents and Aunt & Uncle. Of course, it was a “Cars” Christmas this year.

Even Monkey baby made a new friend.

It is likely that the weather will change. It always does here. By next week, it could be mild and rainy.

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