Well, we’ve safely arrived in Lake Tahoe (not to worry, my kitty is being safely taken care of while I’m gone and I’ve found a house sitter).
The first flight was interesting - one thing I like about Delta (well, the only thing I like about Delta) is how they display the plane’s position while it’s traveling and the plane speed - pretty cool.
Another good thing about Delta (okay, well, maybe I like two things about Delta) is that they did something really sweet for my nephew, who we tricked onto to the plane. They had the entire staff (including the pilot) and an US Marine sign a card for him and they wished him a happy birthday on the loudspeaker.
Back story. We (my sisters and I) decided that taking my nephew along would make a great birthday present for him. So, we developed a plan to make him believe he would be staying behind with his father and we would be taking him out for his birthday before we get on our flights.
Once at the airport, we told him we’d check in first, then get dinner, and his father would come to pick him up before we had to take off. Eventually (thanks to an overzealous attendant who just had to know who the fourth person in our party was) we announced to him that he was really coming with us and wasn’t staying home.
It was the cutest thing to see his eyes open up wide and the complete look of confusion on his face. I’m surprised he didn’t figure it out when we made him go through security with us :).
(I was strip searched or whatever it’s called - my very first time ever. I think the security people thought I was a hoot because I kept smiling and thanked them when it was over.)
Well, back to the actual trip. I met some cool people and I learned that I can’t break my habit of talking to strangers as the nice gentleman sitting next to me found out. I’m glad I did chat with him though because I learned quite a bit about where to go in Europe for my next vacation.
But, the absolute best part of the trip for me? Arriving at the RNO airport and seeing Kimmy!!! I still can’t believe it, I’m in shock and awe. We hadn’t seen each other in nearly 15 years. And my sister says we still act like we did when we were in middle school together :D. Of course.
Then, there was the bus ride and the hike to the hotel…that’s another entry for another day when I can think about it without gnashing my teeth.
Good news: my nephew has finally seen snow and thrown his first snowball 