finally home

My journey home started at 4:15 am on Sunday morning. My good friend Rich picked me up to take me to the airport, so I would make my flight at 6 am. It was an icy morning. It had been raining the day before - so a nice thin layer of ice covered the ground everywhere. Rich warned me - "it's really slippery." Out I walk to his car. I slip a little here, slid a little there... and then of course my right foot flies out from under me and down I went. I land smack on my ass and catch myself on my right hand. Thankfully, I have some junk in my trunk which helped protect my fall (which is still a little sore, but no bruising). A little scrap on my palm and I was good to go. Completely relieved that my laptop was not in my backpack or else it would have been history. Also, very grateful that I am not a little old lady with osteopenia / osteoporosis - otherwise I would by laid up in a hospital somewhere with a shattered pelvis and a broken wrist. I am somewhat proud that I've been in Pennsylvania for 3.5 years and this is my first spill on ice.

Made it to the airport with plenty of time to spare. 20 minute flight to Washington DC. I slept. Then a direct flight to San Francisco. This was delayed for 2 hours due to mechanical issues, which wouldn't have been so bad, except we were stuck on the plane for that extra 2 hours. Thankfully I wasn't catching a connecting flight in San Fran.
One of the greatest traits I inherited from my father was the ability to fall asleep quickly and to be able to fall asleep anywhere. Airplanes are the perfect napping place. Sit me up beside a window and I will nap on and off all day. I have fallen asleep while sitting on the runway, only to wake up as we are taking off. There was even a time I slept through take off and woke up to find out that we were in the air!

My parents and I enjoyed a few wonderful days in San Fran - shopping, eating, walking, etc. Walking around Union Square and San Francisco Center you would not guess that there is a recession! People were everywhere! I'll be posting pictures later.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!