False Start

We said our good-byes last night. Emotions were running high. Roya spilled a few tears and I was a little teary eyed myself. We woke up early this morning the mood was a combination of nervousness and excitement. Off we went to the airport and onto the plane we went. Then the captain announces a 25 minute delay. We only have a one hour stop in Vancouver to change planes so this makes us a bit nervous. Then we get another message - another delay of 30 minutes. The flight attendent says that we might be able to make up some time in the air, but by the third message we know we're not going to make our connecting flight to Beijing. Eventually they unload the plane and replace it with a smaller one and we try to get on a flight to Toronto and from there to Beijing, but then that flight is canceled too! They announce that the plane is too small for everyone and that the Beijing passengers get to stay behind. Ahhhh

Perhaps surprisingly we're still smiling. Take two happens tomorrow morning, but this time we leave on a slightly earlier flight, giving us 3 hours to make our transfer in Vancouver. I'm really not that upset. We're all packed, we've said our good-byes, so take two will be a little less stressful (I hope). So tonight we put the kids to bed early, and have a good night's sleep, and try to remain calm and relaxed. Hmmm... I wonder what's on TV tonight.

CM