So, we've finally made it back from our Thanksgiving Italy trip. We had a wonderful time, and have like 1300 photos or something ridiculous to go through... so it may be a little while before I start gettting these up online.
Getting home was a bit of an ordeal, though... we were supposed to be home on Saturday afternoon, but we ended up only making it as far as our connection in Paris before all incoming and outgoing flights were cancelled due to snow and bad weather. Of course, Air France being what it is, we were on the plane sitting at the gate for four hours before they finally cancelled, then we stood in a line for three hours to get a hotel voucher, then we stood in line for a half hour to get a shuttle to the hotel, then we came back the next morning at 7:15 and stood in lines for three hours before getting on the plane, which didn't leave until about three hours after it was supposed to.
At least we got a hotel - the country inn and suites at the airport! (and food - which we took pictures of.)
Anyway, we didn't end up actually getting back to Austin until almost 8 last night, by which point I was feeling well and truly wretched. I apologize to anyone we spoke with on the phone last night, because both of us were so out of it and crazy that I'm sure we didn't make much sense. (Thanks for taking care of the cats, proops - they look great and healthy!)
I'm staying home from work today - I definitely caught something awesome on the plane yesterday, so I thought it would be best to try to get some rest and maybe do a little laundry. I don't appear to be running a fever, though, just achy and ouchie and throat pain, so maybe I'll be ok by tomorrow if I hydrate well.
OK, that was fascinating. I'm going to lay back down now, since my head's started spinning again. Whippee!
-girlie
