From Minneapolis - Of course it is quite the accomplishment just to get out the door and not forget something. It was a big day since Troy was finishing Kindergarten and I was leaving my big case behind. However, that was all behind us as we closed the garage door and we started making our way down to Monroe. The treck down was uneventful for the most part. Then, we hit the Wisconsin Dells and the sky turned purple. We thought it best to stop at Becky's house, Matt's sister, to ride out the storm. It all worked out well that we could see her new house and her fiance, Mickey. Finally, at about 10 p.m., we headed back out on the road to Monroe to finish the trip. We arrived late and found Val waiting to make sure we were safe. Many trees were down from the storm and some houses were without power. Anyway, after a bit of drama from the kids, they were finally down and eventually so were the grown-ups.
Thursday - I got a bit of a sleep in, but woke up to the kids very excited to play with Grandma's toys, the new scenery and Grandma. After re-packing my bag and making my toiletries just so in the clear plastic bags, there was time to visit with Jen (Matt's other sister), our nephew Wyatt and our new nephew, Briar. The kids were very excited to see Wyatt, Troy especially. Troy and Emma both got to hold Briar. We then realized what we forgot - Troy's school called asking about his attendence. We forgot to call them to let them know he would not be there for the last day of the school year. Everyone else knew, but not offiically, I guess. I then got my own little cuddle with Briar and then we were off to Chicago.
The drive down to Chicago O'Hare was uneventful as was boarding the plane. The people-watching at airports is always quite entertaining, even more so when you add in different cultures and dialects. Matt and I sat in the aisle of different rows which worked out well so he was guaranteed the opportunity to lean back in his seat for adequate leg room. Movie choices galore - I chose the King's Speech again; great movie! We sat next to a group of 19 from Sparta High School, near La Crosse, Wisconsin. They were going on a treck from Spain into Italy.
My fortuitous thoughts of the food running out right before me came true, but since the nice girl next to me took the fish, I got the last chicken. Is this trivial? Yes, but we had a laugh because this always happens to me. After a bit of sleep, I encountered a language course on the in-flight entertainment. English to Italian was an option and I was able to go through common phrases and words with a quiz at the end! A pretty good and uneventful flight as Thursday wrapped up. We arrived at the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam at midnight, Central US time and 7 a.m. European time.
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