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Published: December 30th 2005
A Wonderful Send-Off!
I felt very blessed to have a great send-off. I looked at these photos often while I was away. Thank you!Hi Everyone. And to those of you who came to the airport, thank you so much for the fabulous send-off! I was moved to tears. The last couple of days in Phoenix, I've been so present to how very much I love my life and appreciate all of you. I'm going to miss being able to pick up the phone and call you, or grab a cup of coffee whenever we want. I'll miss you...already do. And thank you, Gia for the fabulous Phoenix sweatshirt. I had to check my carry-on bag, and forgot that my change of clothes were in there...I was in short-sleeves (as it is beautiful and warm in Phoenix right now...sorry to those of you in other places!) Anyway, as I sit here in London and was on a chilly plane, I really appreciated the sweatshirt...and it will make someone in India the proud owner of their very own cactus sweatshirt! 😊
So far, it has already been interesting. For starters, I watched War of the Worlds on the plane...what a diappointment. If you missed it in the theaters, consider yourself lucky and don't catch it. However, the best part of the flight was this wonderful
Ryan on the Plane to London
Ryan on the flight over to London. He was carring a stuffed thing that was a memento of a special time with his wife and daughter. You can't see the crazy guy in this shot, unfortunately. little pill my doctor prescribed. I usually suffer on overseas flights because I have trouble sleeping. He gave me a mild relaxant (can't remember the name right now and it is in my bag somewhere else) and sedative. I can't even tell you how great it was! I took it and shortly thereafter I was sound asleep...I slept through some scarey turbulance that I'm glad I missed...and was dreaming for five solid hours. I woke up completely refreshed and not at all groggy. Yay! After our seven hour layover here, I'll take another one on the 9 hour flight to Delhi and arrive ready to go! We're spending New Year's Eve in Agra (which is where the Taj Mahal is) and will be at a huge New Year's celebration and then see the Taj on New Year's Day. I hope I get to write from there because I can't wait...and I want to share it with all of you. We are due to arrive in Delhi at 10:30 am (12 and a half hours later than Phoenix) on the 31st. We'll be met by a driver who will take us to Agra.
Oh, and a funny story too. Four of us were seated together in a middle row on the plane and Ryan was on the aisle in a two seat row next to us. The man that sat next to him by the window was an interesting character. He had headphones on and sang weird songs for most of the flight...and loudly. Then he regularly abused the flight attendant. We felt sorry for both Ryan and the flight attendant, but couldn't help giggling everytime this guy burst into song. Ryan was such a trooper tho...he was straight faced and headphone clad the whole time. We figured as a sex crimes detective he has delt with much worse...and was better suited to deal with him than the rest of us. Yet, when we got off the plane, Ryan really vented...still much more gracious (yet colorful) than I would have been.
That's all I've got for now...it is going on 2:00 in the afternoon here in London, so all of you back home are just waking up. Good morning and have a wonderful day! I'm sending lots of love your way. And, since I won't be in communication before, happy new year's...kiss and hug eachother for me...and someone kiss my Niko for me!
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Deenie Fish
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Travel well
Jody, Thanks for the smile. Wish I could have been at the airport to see you off but had two LFIA communicator calls to complete Thurs night. May your long flight to Delhi be "dreamy." Blessings to you and your GSE team. Love, Deenie.