When everyone was ready we went through the check-in process and headed for our gates. It turned out that Elizabeth and James were listed on the flight to Atlanta and then on to Hawaii just as planned, but the rest of us had been rerouted through Cincinnati rather than Atlanta because the Atlanta flight was oversold. We wouldn’t be seeing Luke and Jenn’s family that way but it was better than staying another night in Germany without a place to stay or a car to get around in, so we proceeded home that way. We said good bye to Elizabeth and James as they boarded their flight at 7:00. We waited at our gate another two hours but were all on before we took off at 9:45. We transferred flights and luggage as we went through customs in Cincinnati and boarded our flight to Salt Lake. Dad and I were able to fly each leg of the trip home on the same flights as Seth and Alisha were on.
By the time we landed in Salt Lake I was more than ready to stand up again. I think I can wait awhile before another long flight again.
One of the best times of the trip was when we descended on the escalator to the luggage claims area in the Salt Lake Airport. There before us was Granma Harmon, Tessha, Kristi, Haini, Sitani, Marley, Mark, Laura, Jace and Gracie waiting for us. They had a huge banner and balloons to welcome Seth home. It was the best sight of all!!!
We took our luggage to the hotel and then headed out to eat. By 11:00 we were all full and ready for a good night sleep so we said our goodbyes and each headed home or to the hotel. We have the best family ever and we have Seth home!!! 
2 comments:
Welcome home! That was the longest trip ever! LOL
I agree. Each day took over a week. But, I don't know that it was really longer than your run :-)
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