Boo was a champ, as usual. It was nice to be confident in her flying abilities when this jerk lawyer (sigh, of course he was a lawyer) sat in front of us, looked back and said snottily, "Oh no. Kids on this flight?" It took a lot for me to bite my tongue and not go off on him (I'm tired and cranky), but Annora doesn't need to add to her vocabulary. Plus, we had the whole row to ourselves while he sat in the middle economy seat between two pretty
big guys. Who's winning now, buddy?
After we arrived, we grabbed our luggage and hopped on BART to meet Uncle Alex, my brother, in downtown San Francisco for dinner and a tour of his office. Auntie Shelly and Ryan, my sister and nephew, met up as well. It was great! But, CA is nine hours behind Luxembourg and we were feeling it, so we didn't stay long.
Boo also got her first real experience with the homeless. A guy was huddled in the terminal in a pile of blankets when I noticed her quietly staring at him while I tried to find our exit. "Mommy, is he dead?" She was relieved when I explained he was sleeping.
Once home, I started to really feel the cold I had been denying I caught. I haven't been truly sick in quite a long time, so I was annoyed that it had to happen on my California trip when I want to see everyone! So the next few days consisted of me being a huge slug and sleeping/chugging Robitussin and Tylenol while Boo merrily played with everyone. I'm feeling much better, finally.
A few days after arrival we headed to Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, in Moss Beach (next to Half Moon Bay). Many fond childhood memories consist of exploring the tide pools with my Grammy, and I wanted Boo to enjoy the same. We saw harbor seals, beautiful anemones, mussels, crabs galore, and more. The weather was just right.
Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful, despite Boo accidentally breaking a process jade statue from WWII, sigh.
After a few epic pillow fights with my dad/Papa, some golf cart rides, and quality time with Auntie Shelly and my RyRy, it is now time to really, truly face reality and head back to Cleveland to find a place to live, pre-K and daycare for a Boo, and start work again.
I'm both dreading and looking forward to it. I love my coworkers, and it means John is that much closer to joining us.
And never fear, Boo's travels are far from over! I'm already talking about a Yellowstone trip next summer, and we will be exploring Cleveland and surrounding cities/states a lot more than we have in the past. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and a few more TBD. Stay tuned :)
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