On Tuesday I woke up early to go to the airport with Roman and Tiin. We drove there and then were able to sit for a few minutes and have some coffee and water. After we finished, the three of us gave hugs and said see you later and then I left them to head toward my gate.
I was stopped before leaving because I had been in Switzerland for longer than the permitted 90 days and had to fill out some paperwork. The officer was nice to me though and made sure that I was through in plenty of time, so as not to miss my flight. I was to my gate in plenty of time and takeoff was pretty close to on time.
On the flight, I sat next to a nice lady who shared her chocolate and stories with me. I was able to read some of my book and then watch two movies and a couple of TV shows. I landed around 12:30pm in JFK and then had to go through customs there and collect my bags to take them across the airport to a different terminal. They were really heavy and it was very hard to roll three bags, but I had some help along the way and got to my next gate in plenty of time. I boarded there and headed to Cleveland.
My mom was waiting for me at the airport around 4:45pm and we were so excited to see each other. I got my bags, which luckily the one did not rip open any more than it had that morning, and she brought me home. Jessica and Eric ran outside to see me when we pulled into our driveway, shortly followed by my dad and Grandma Carol. They brought me inside and made me walk alone into my new room. I love it! They painted it, put in new flooring, gave me a nice new rug, set up my bed, dresser, and bookshelf, and even painted a red accent wall! I was sooo happy :-)
Greevy stopped by a little afterwards and I gave everyone their presents and shared the Swiss chocolate with them. My whole family might end up addicted to the chocolate haha
We talked the whole evening, had dinner, and by ten I was completely exhausted. I headed to bed and could not believe how fast the last four months had flown by.
