It was sadly the day that I had to fly back home to America.
I ended up waking up at 3 am because I forgot to pack the night before, of
course. Katie and Michael woke up at 5am to get ready. My plane was leaving at
7am. I made popcorn for breakfast because Katie didn’t want me going on a plane
with an empty stomach. We ended up having
to taking Diesel because Michael dropped the ball on getting a doggy sitter to
watch him. Diesel and I sat in the back seat and cuddled. Katie told me to
watch him in case he got motion sickness and to not feed him my popcorn because
that also makes him sick.
We all
talked a while but I was getting tired so I took a short nap, but I was awoken
when diesel was dry heaving and I had to shove his head out the window so he
could puke. It’s really funny to look back at now and I still feel bad for all
the cars that had to see poor Diesel puking on the expressway. Shortly after
his episode, Katie’s Delta Airlines app informed her that my flight was going
to be delayed until 10 o’clock. That upset me because all I wanted was to go
home and my mom promised me that when I came back she and my dad would take me
for Chinese that I was craving for the whole month I was gone.
We finally
made it to the airport and we luckily found a close parking spot. Michael and Katie
helped me find my terminal. Michael and Katie hugged me and of course, Katie and
I cried. Michael left then because he had to go make sure Diesel didn’t get
into my popcorn and throw up while we were gone. Katie watched me as I went
through security and with tears in my eyes, I walked away.
Since my
flight was delayed, I didn’t have a gate to wait at so I pretty much strolled
around the airport for 3 hours. I went to the gift shops and bought some of my
friends souvenir since I stupidly promised them I’d get them something. I found
a Beatles key chain that said Abbey Road and I figured that’d be good enough
for my Beatles loving friend who’s name was conveniently Abby.
The 3 hours
slowly passed and I finally found out my gate number and then waited another 1
at my gate waiting for the plane to be ready. As I got on the plane, I sat down
in my seat and I again had a window seat and there was 3 seats in each row and I
was really hoping I wouldn’t get anyone to sit next to me so I could actually lay
down to sleep. I almost was in the clear until 2 Indian men came and sat next
to me. I was upset because I already had to use the bathroom and they barely
spoke English. When lunch came, I didn’t get a drink so that I wouldn’t have to
go bathroom.
3 hours on
the plane passed and I couldn’t sleep
for more than 20 minutes so I ended up playing candy crush and after I ran out
of lives I watched the same movies as I had when I flew to England. I was in a
crappy mood and I really didn’t know why. I assumed it was because I had to
leave Katie but I should have been happy to see my parents again.
Eventually the
plane landed at 1 o’clock Michigan time and I went through customs again. This time,
the customs man was even more mean than the British one. He asked me redundant questions
and kept asking if I was smuggling things into the country. I don’t know how a
girl was a messy bun and a Michigan state sweater could look so suspicious, but
after 10 minutes of him hounding me, I finally made it through and got my bags
and walked through the hallway and the first people I saw were my parents. I’ve
never ever in my life seen my dad cry, and that was the first day. My father is
a strong man but I guess he has a soft spot for his little girl.
As my mom
promised, we stopped and got me Chinese food and I ate my weight in chow mein
and orange chicken. We then drove the 3 hours back home and as we pulled into
my driveway, I saw people sitting on my trampoline. I got out of my dads truck
and ran over to my friends and started crying, again. I was so moved by their surprise.
Even though I was gone for a month and we barely talked, when I met them it was
like no time had gone by. Then I saw my dogs and I hugged Max and Lucy and I laughed
at how chubby Lucy was. Diesel was lean and tall and I never realized how short
and stubby Lucy was.
I’ll
forever remember my trip to England and I hope I can go back some day.
