Flight

So I thought I'd give the quick version of our flight here:

Madison and I cried for twenty minutes after checking our bags because we were sad to leave Grandpa and Nanci and Wyatt outside. Then Brian cheered us up by feeding us junk and trying to learn Chinese. The flight to LA was pretty cool, Madi and I liked the free junkfood and the attention she got because she is just so darn cute. The flight attendant told Madison to open up her backpack on the way out, and it was promptly filled with all kinds of snacks, we're talking handfulls here. That kept us happy for a little while...and the excitement of going to Taiwan was still in the air. We ate pizza and tried to learn more Chinese. Then we got on the real flight. Five minutes after being seated, not even takeoff yet, Madi started to whine that she was bored and didn't want to sit in her seat. This was a precurser to the entire flight from LA to Taipei. Fortunately she fell asleep half-way through, but it seemed like that flight would never end. Then we got to Taipei, waited for our flight to Kaohsiung and boarded just fine. This one was uneventful, and blessedly short....so we were okay. On the last flight we met Erica, the other English teacher here. And now we are best friends, of course.

None of our luggage got lost...and guess what survived?! The sewing machine was just fine, not a scratch on it. We even remembered to go back and get our carseat after we almost left it on the luggage carousel at the airport. I am glad I don't have to take that flight anytime again soon, it will take every second of the next seven months for me to want to fly that long with a three year old!!!!