Home At Last

We finally made it home! The day went well for the most part. We left Steinbach at 5am and arrived at the airport by 6am. I had no problems getting through customs in Winnipeg and sat at the gate for about 45 minutes before boarding. When I checked in they told me that there was almost no chance of there being an open seat on the 1st flight to use Priya's car seat. But it definitely worked out in our favor and we ended up with an extra seat! Priya slept for a whopping total of 30 minutes! But hey, it was better than nothing. :) She was an angel on the flight so I didn't mind.

We had about 2 1/2 hours in Denver to kick around (we had a minor delay there) and then hopped on our 2nd flight for nearly 3 hours to San Francisco. The flight was totally full so we didn't have an extra seat. But we survived. :)

In San Francisco we encountered a delay that kept us there for 3 1/2 - 4 hours. That was pretty brutal but again we made it through. We lucked out on the last flight at the last minute and ended up getting 2 seats as well! I think a stinky diaper may have helped but that's another story... :)

Ashish greeted us at the airport and Priya's reaction to him brought tears to my eyes. He enthusiastically called out her name, she turned around, squealed very loudly, and then ran to him with her arms outstretched. It was a beautiful sight to see father and daughter reunited. We were pretty happy to see each other too. :)

So after 16 hours of traveling we are safely back at home. Ahhhh...I had a wonderful time in Manitoba but there really is no place like home!