Bob and I arrived back into the US on Tuesday, July 30th. We were supposed to get to Des Moines, Iowa, on that day, but because our flight out of London Heathrow was delayed 2 hours, we ended up having to spend the night in Chicago on British Airways’ dime. It was a quick sleepover, as we didn’t get to our room until almost 9 pm and then we had to be on the 5 am shuttle back to the airport.
We arrived in Des Moines at about 9:30 am the next day to pick up a rental car to drive 2.5 hours to pick up our personal car, which we had stored at Bob’s mom’s house. It made for a long day, but we were able to visit with Bob’s mom before heading back to Des Moines to drop off our rental car and have dinner with Bob’s sister and brother-in-law. We then checked into a downtown hotel near where our nephew would be getting married on Saturday.
The next morning, Thursday, Bob got sick, and by that evening, I was sick as well. I guess we both had a bad case of international flight-itis, or something like that. It wasn’t Covid, as we were tested, but it knocked us both out of commission until early Saturday afternoon when we determined we’d be able to make the wedding after all.
From the wedding on Saturday night through Monday, we were able to enjoy time with family. It was definitely not the time that we thought we’d have, but we’re thankful we had the time that we did.
and his dog waiting for some food to drop
Tonight, we’re spending the night in Laramie, Wyoming, after a 7.5 hour drive. We are working our way to Vancouver Island for 2 repeat housesits that we did last year. Tomorrow, we’ll head to Logan, Utah, for a visit with friends.
that we drove past on the way into town
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