July 11-13, 2011- Settling Back In…

     The 11^th proved to be a longer day than we originally planned for with an extra 2 hours of sitting on the tarmac in Honolulu in the airplane while they checked on an indicator light (indicating a potential mechanical issue) that was flashing in the cockpit.  So, our regularly scheduled 7-hour flight turned into 9 hours, and needless to say, we were exhausted by the time we arrived back home.  The alarm woke us up at 2:30, so we could be prepared to leave by 3:30 and arrive at the airport at 4 am to check our bags for the 5:30 flight. The delay put us landing on Kwaj at 12:30 pm instead of 10:30 am on Tuesday, July 12, and we were starved! After a late lunch at Subway in the food court, we relaxed at home, settling back in after 3 weeks away. I had to head into work for a couple of hours at the end of the day, but it was good as I was able to get caught up on e-mails before a full day of work today. 

     The rest is boring work stuff, especially considering that my body is still readjusting to the time change, and I woke up at 4 am this morning and felt like the day should have been over by lunchtime! J  I did make it through until after 6 pm at work, but I will be turning in early again tonight to try and catch up on sleep and get my system back on track.  It’s always hard to settle back in the first few days, but it is nice to be home in my own space.