After an exhausting 36 hour journey, I've made it home safe and sound. It was relatively uneventful travel, just some minor annoyances, sleeping (well, not so much) in the airport, a 3 year old behind me on the 9 hour Munich to Philly flight, a non-reclining seat on that same flight. I luckily just go waved through customs, with no searching necessary. I had a 4 hour lay over in Philadelphia, then was informed that I was bumped from my confirmed flight to Pittsburgh, got moved to standby on the next one to Pittsburgh and also a confirmed seat on the last one. With my upcoming trip to Ann Arbor I was really quite tempted to take the first flight on Firday morning and the free round trip ticket, but if I can avoid using US Airways again, I most certainly will. I was told not to expect to actually get called for the standby, I was just happy to have a seat on the last one, since Mum and Dad were already in Pittsburgh. I hung out in the gate and I did get called for the eariler flight and was in Pittsburgh around 11p, I was able to get my bags from the office without a problem. When I got home I got a nice little note in my bags that TSA checked them, happily, I was found not to be a security risk. They also swiped one of my locks (TSA approved, of course) and busted a zipper on my bag, thanks TSA.
I'm still a little tired, or on soul delay, as one of my favorite authors writes. I'll probably lay low for the next few days and run some errands and visit a few people before Christmas and going to Ann Arbor for New Year's.
Be posting once more, after I've been able to summerize the whole experience.
--AM
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