After weeks of anxiety leading up to our first flight to California without Erik, turns out that it wasn't that hard. There was some drama at the airport, but once we were on the plane it wasn't as bad as I had imagined it to be. I'll give you the whole story...
I woke up the Wednesday before our flight with a cold and Olivia was boogery too, so that didn't help my preparation for the flight. Olivia was better by Friday night, but I was still pretty sick and not excited about getting on a plane. I managed to pack everything that we needed in one suitcase and a backpack for the plane. When we arrived at the airport on Saturday morning, Virgin America's computer system was down and they couldn't find my reservation. They put me on standby and told us that they were pretty sure I was going to get on the plane. I had to say goodbye to Erik because they couldn't print him a gate pass because of the computers, so Olivia and I were off to security by ourselves with the car seat, stroller, backpack, and bag of milk. Luckily, people become very helpful when they see you alone with an infant! Once we were through security, I waited nervously while everyone else got on the plane. It seemed like forever while I watched everyone else board the plane while they looked at me and thought... I hope they don't put that sick girl with a baby next to me. Finally, they told me that had a seat for me! At this point I am so excited to be getting on the plane, but terrified that they are going to put in a middle seat squished between two giant people. I was more than relieved when they escorted me on the plane and we had an entire row to ourselves!!!!
The plane ride itself was easy. Olivia slept for a little and played a lot. It was so nice to be able to put her in the other seats, so she could roll around and play. She had one meltdown because she was tired and couldn't fall asleep, but it was towards the end of the flight. By the time we arrived in CA, I was exhausted.
Tutu, Tanya, was there to greet us and took us straight to In n' out! The rest of the first day is kind of a blur. I think Olivia and I were both asleep by 6:00.
The rest of our trip was great! We spent a lot of time at Lexi and Tim's house playing with Adella and Nolan. Olivia loved playing in the playroom with Adella and all of her toys. We went to Disneyland, Glenoaks Elementary to see my friends and students, the beach, and the pool!
I didn't have room in my bag for the camera, so some of the pictures are from my phone and not the best.
First time on a small world at Disneyland!
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