Sunday, July 8, 2007--departure

We’re on our way to Europe!! But, of course, nothing is without a price. Tony and I are in our seats on flight #70, due to depart from D/FW to Frankfurt, while Lisa and Bob are still in the air. Their flight was diverted to Waco due to bad weather, and they’re supposed to land here at D/FW just minutes before this flight departs. I’m very nervous, and Tony’s getting a little annoyed with my fretting, but we’ve planned this so carefully for so long that it seems unfair to be on the plane without them. Anyway, we’re going to spend two weeks touring Germany, Austria, northern Italy, and Switzerland with Globus. I haven’t been back to Europe since 1971, and I’m very excited to be going with Tony, Lisa, and Bob. The flight over is 9½ hours long, and we didn’t get our business class upgrade, so we’re in coach, and it’s very tiny here. But at least we will be in business class on the way back, when the flight is 10½ hours. It’s now five minutes to departure, and there’s still no sign of Bob and Lisa. I pray they make it so we can have this trip together that we’ve been planning for a year. Well, the sweet flight attendant just came back and told us that Bob and Lisa are not on the flight. And today is their 29th anniversary, one they’ll surely never forget. We hope and pray they’ll be able to get on another flight soon. I’ll bet Lisa’s going crazy. What a way to begin such a grand trip. Bon voyage!!