4:40 am After sleeping through their 4:00 am alarms, Mom and Dad woke in a panic and hurried out the door!
5:00 am I met them at a nearby grocery store, and after loading a few final bags (10 suitcases, 2 carry ons, and 2 computer bags in all), we were off!
5:10 am We got on the freewayand had a quick and uneventful ride to the Salt Lake airport.
5:40 am Dad and the skycap unloaded the bags, and then I drove around to the parking garage to park. By the time I got to the ticket counter, they had checked in and the bags were getting airline luggage tags.
In the end, they didn't weigh one bag and only charged them $600 for the extra luggage ($100 per bag). They were expecting to pay more like $1400, so it was a pleasant surprise. One by one we checked to ensure each bag had green tape, luggage tags (made and laminated by Mom), a lock, and then we hauled them off to security.
6:00 am After a quick goodbye and a picture (above) they were on their way! I pulled out of the airport just 20 minutes after parking. Mom and Dad had enough time to stop and eat some breakfast.
7:10 am American Airlines flight departs--with our parents on board!
What a whirlwind departure!!!
Emily
2 comments:
I bet mom wished she'd known it would've only been $100 per bag...she may have taken 20 bags!
Glad all went well and we'll be looking forward to hearing how it is once they get there.
I'm about to cry! I have been so good about being "distant" with the whole "Mom and Dad are leaving for two years to a TOTALLY DANGEROUS part of the world"... it's kept me from crying up until now. Well, there it goes. Victoria Falls... in my eyes. I told myself it will be a fast two years, but right now I'm just content to miss them like a baby misses her blankie....
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