Home Again
Hi, everyone!
(Tiff writing)Thanks so much for all your prayers and encouragement for our trip! It really went much smoother than I expected. The bus ride down went pretty well, at least we all got some sleep. Then in our layover in Chicago, we walked SIXTEEN blocks (Rob had told me it was really close) to a wondeful and comfortable coffee shop. It had nice plush leather couches that I took a nap on and also was loaded with toys and board games that Megan thoroghly enjoyed! Oh, and free high-speed Internet for Rob to get lost in.
Rob's brother and sister (Nate and Emily) took a bus from Milwaukee and met us in Chicago so we only stayed at the coffee shop for around 4 hours and then left for the long walk back to meet them =) I was really thankful for 2 beautiful, sunshiny days for our walking in Chicago, as rain had been forecasted (if that even means anything). So then we flew to Nashville on Thursday evening with no problems and met the family at a motel about a mile from the airport.
Sorry if I'm boring you with details, but everything worked out so perfectly that I'd just like to share (despite my worry and negative thoughts, God had figured things out much better than I did!)
Joel and Sarah's wedding was really beautiful (decorated with the fall colors). The bridesmaids wore nice cranberry-colored dresses. The Bradens are quite the organized people, as well as calm, which I could only marvel at. Megan was pretty clingy during the whole ordeal, since she didn't recognize anyone but Rob and me, so we learned that if she was being fed something she would go to anyone . . . soooo, Meg got fed all kinds of stuff (and still survived). The kids and all the family just loved her, and she loved all the attention. Saturday night after the wedding we went to the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro where Rob was born. It was pretty dark, but we got to see some of it and heard a few stories from back in the day.
We flew back to Chicago on Sunday morning. This was the most exciting/scary part of our trip. I had called the airline before we left to let them know Megan was coming along (you don't pay for babies as long as they sit in you lap), but apparently that info had gotten lost somewhere. So after we arrived at the airport about 50 minutes before our flight and made it up to the end of a LONG security line, we still had about a half hour before our flight. As we handed our papers to the TSA guy, he said we needed to have a pass for Megan or something written on our pass. This had not been a problem in O'hare, but for whatever reason, they wanted it and (despite all our pleas and explanations) were not going to change their minds. Now we are down to about 20 minutes. So Rob and I told Em and Nate to board without us and we would go on a later flight if we had to. I ran to the ticket counter and told the man the situation, so by the time we got that taken care of, got taken to the front of the line and through security check, they were calling our names. Em told the lady at the counter what was going on and they were kind enough to wait for us, so we made it on our scheduled flight. Phew! We had lunch at Union Station after saying bye to Nate and Em and then we were on our bus again headed back. The Bee family was so kind to take us and pick us up from the bus station despite the lateness of the night! Thanks again, Dallas and Ruth!!
We were all grateful to be home, and Megan was especially cute! We set her down on our bed while we were unpacking a little and she laid back, stared at the ceiling and started giggling! She was thrilled as there is "no place like home!" We are so grateful to God for our safety and for the strength and wisdom He daily provides!!
Oh, Rob got the pics onto his laptop (I'm typing on our desktop), so I'm sure he'll post some soon, just wanted to write and let you all know we are back home safely.
(Tiff writing)Thanks so much for all your prayers and encouragement for our trip! It really went much smoother than I expected. The bus ride down went pretty well, at least we all got some sleep. Then in our layover in Chicago, we walked SIXTEEN blocks (Rob had told me it was really close) to a wondeful and comfortable coffee shop. It had nice plush leather couches that I took a nap on and also was loaded with toys and board games that Megan thoroghly enjoyed! Oh, and free high-speed Internet for Rob to get lost in.
Rob's brother and sister (Nate and Emily) took a bus from Milwaukee and met us in Chicago so we only stayed at the coffee shop for around 4 hours and then left for the long walk back to meet them =) I was really thankful for 2 beautiful, sunshiny days for our walking in Chicago, as rain had been forecasted (if that even means anything). So then we flew to Nashville on Thursday evening with no problems and met the family at a motel about a mile from the airport.
Sorry if I'm boring you with details, but everything worked out so perfectly that I'd just like to share (despite my worry and negative thoughts, God had figured things out much better than I did!)
Joel and Sarah's wedding was really beautiful (decorated with the fall colors). The bridesmaids wore nice cranberry-colored dresses. The Bradens are quite the organized people, as well as calm, which I could only marvel at. Megan was pretty clingy during the whole ordeal, since she didn't recognize anyone but Rob and me, so we learned that if she was being fed something she would go to anyone . . . soooo, Meg got fed all kinds of stuff (and still survived). The kids and all the family just loved her, and she loved all the attention. Saturday night after the wedding we went to the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro where Rob was born. It was pretty dark, but we got to see some of it and heard a few stories from back in the day.
We flew back to Chicago on Sunday morning. This was the most exciting/scary part of our trip. I had called the airline before we left to let them know Megan was coming along (you don't pay for babies as long as they sit in you lap), but apparently that info had gotten lost somewhere. So after we arrived at the airport about 50 minutes before our flight and made it up to the end of a LONG security line, we still had about a half hour before our flight. As we handed our papers to the TSA guy, he said we needed to have a pass for Megan or something written on our pass. This had not been a problem in O'hare, but for whatever reason, they wanted it and (despite all our pleas and explanations) were not going to change their minds. Now we are down to about 20 minutes. So Rob and I told Em and Nate to board without us and we would go on a later flight if we had to. I ran to the ticket counter and told the man the situation, so by the time we got that taken care of, got taken to the front of the line and through security check, they were calling our names. Em told the lady at the counter what was going on and they were kind enough to wait for us, so we made it on our scheduled flight. Phew! We had lunch at Union Station after saying bye to Nate and Em and then we were on our bus again headed back. The Bee family was so kind to take us and pick us up from the bus station despite the lateness of the night! Thanks again, Dallas and Ruth!!
We were all grateful to be home, and Megan was especially cute! We set her down on our bed while we were unpacking a little and she laid back, stared at the ceiling and started giggling! She was thrilled as there is "no place like home!" We are so grateful to God for our safety and for the strength and wisdom He daily provides!!
Oh, Rob got the pics onto his laptop (I'm typing on our desktop), so I'm sure he'll post some soon, just wanted to write and let you all know we are back home safely.
posted by Tiffany Wagner | 10/05/2006 07:13:00 AM
1 Comments:
Wow, what a trip! I am so glad that everything worked out so well for you. Can't wait to see pictures of Joel & Sarah's wedding! Sounds beautiful! You're right, there is no place like home!
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