Time to return home today. Pete had us to Dulles by 11:30 a.m. for our 2:00 p.m. flight. When we checked in I was told our flight was leaving in 15 minutes. We wouldn't be able to make it through the long security lines and make our gate in time. I realized I didn't look at our flight info carefully enough and thought our arrival time in Minneapolis was the time our flight was to leave. Oops. The next flight wouldn't leave until 5 p.m. Thankfully the ticket agent was able to secure spots for us on the flight as that was the last one to Minneapolis for the day.
Mom and I found a restaurant. I got a Bloody Mary and she got a beer. We ate French fries, shared a pizza, read magazines, and talked for quite a while.
Long story longer - our 5 p.m. flight didn't take off until about 8:30 p.m. due to mechanical issues. That adds up to 9 hours being stuck at Dulles. I'm just glad we were able to get back home.
Mom and I were feeling pretty loopy by the time we boarded the plane. I found a seatbelt extender on my seat and decided to make a high fashion choker out of it.
Our flight landed around 10:30 p.m. After dropping Mom off, Dale and I were home by 11:45 or so. Let's say I slept pretty hard.
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