We are back in SF. waiting for our turn to disembark. Hopefully our pictures of Carol’s birth certificate and my passport will get us through customs. I will not truly feel “off duty” until I Carol drops me at airport tomorrow afternoon. I will hopefully have time in the morning to return some stuff to Target that I never wore. I did end up with a dress and sandals that I will get some use out of. I may have been overly ambitious what I signed up to do a day of wall building for Habitat on Thursday – early the morning after I get back.
I started coughing yesterday – then realized I had forgotten to use my inhaler for most of the trip – so hopefully that is all this is. Today I am feeling slightly like a cold so it may be more than my untreated mild asthma.
I could get an earlier flight out of SF but then we would sit for several hours in DFW to get to DSM 50 minutes earlier than our current itinerary. Not worth the $400 it would cost. So we will have many hours in SFO with Carol learning to use her cell phone – calling, texting and email. Vish, the hair and makeup person on the cruise has her email address and will email her. For Carol, that is motivation to learn.
I am really excited that I put my last Invisilign in this morning. Next Tuesday I will get these crazy spikes off my teeth and get measured for the retainer. I am so excited to be able to chew gum again. I can clearly see that they worked. I have a much better bite so it was worth the 5 month investment.
I really had no idea what to expect of this adventure. In most ways it was better than I was anticipating. I am sure I will have more thoughts over time – once I am really home.
Tamara Unleashed 