Welcome Home

After a long day of over 17 hours of travel we are finally back to my parent's house in Pittsburgh.  It was exhausting but totally worth it, seeing my wonderful family and a my super excited dog.

Our day started out early.  Very early.  Neither of us slept well and we were weighted down with bags as we stumbled our way down the rainy alleyways to hail a cab to the airport.  We left from Barcelona at around 4 am EST time, arriving to NYC eight hours later at noon.  We flew on American Airlines and it actually was a pleasant flight.  Long but pleasant.  We watched two movies, Life of Pi and In Time, ate, watched some episodes of a few NBC sitcoms, ate again and then we only had 4 hours left.

When we finally got to New York we were nervous to have to pass through customs and immigration.  Fearful of the hassle of being out of the US for so long and how long the process would take, we picked up our bags, had our passport glanced at and stamped and were on our way within minutes. 

A short flight to Pittsburgh and we were almost home.  Just a short drive.  Oh yeah, rush hour in Pittsburgh.  The 20 miles turned into almost an hour and a half.  It took longer to drive from the airport than it did to fly from NYC.  But no worries because we were greeted by one happy puppy who bounced around us and tried to kiss every inch of my face. 

It was good to be home.  Now to adjust from the jet-lag and relax before our 500 mile drive back to NC this weekend.