Well, I made it home in one piece! My luggage was not so lucky. The TSA searched it (probably because I had a bag of guinea pig litter in there...I decided to get one and take it with me because I forgot I didn't have a new one at home and I wanted to clean the piggies cages last night right away) and a can of cat food and a toy. Presents for the kitty  . When they did it looks like they just opened my shampoo bottle and squirted it all over everything. Yuck. And the thing is, the bottle was closed when I opened the suitcase last night. Sigh....clean up job for today.

I get to go into work later today. My manager has something wrong with him I think. He's being frustrating. Anyway, he let me go in at 12, so I guess that's good.

Let's see...I'm going to update more later I think, with some fun details and pictures, but it was a great visit overall. The bad thing was my dad had hurt his back a few weeks ago, and while I was there he was having more problems so I took him to the doctor, and the doctor sent him to the hospital to get a MRI. He has a slipped disk. It's not very bad, but it's pinching a nerve, so he can't walk very well. He got referred to a specialist that he can't see until the 10th. I feel so bad for him. I hope he doesn't need surgery.

The other adventure was my car (and then I really do have to go and get some fruit and veggies for the piggies, and bagels for me). When I left on Friday, I had barely any gas. (Here's for planning everything out ahead of time) I couldn't find a station that was open at 5 in the morning, so by the time I got to the airport, the little light was on and the needle was on "E". It'll usually go about 3 more miles at that point, from past experience when I first got the car, not recently , so I figured I could get some help from security when I got back, and left it.

Flights were great by the way...and watching a thunderstorm from over the clouds is amazing.

Anyway, when I got back, security pointed me in the direction of a gas station, so I went out to my car, got in, and said a prayer that I just have enough gas to get to me a safe station. I hate Philly, and the last thing I want to do is run out of gas at 11pm in that city. Well, after getting completely lost, and not knowing where the station was I just decided to hop on the highway. Well...I drove my car 39 miles last night, to an exit way outside Philly that had a 24 hour gas station. It was amazing.

And now I really have got to go and get showered and everything, so I can be ready to leave for work at 11.

I'll have a bigger better update later!!!

Holy cow! TSA opened your suitcase, opened your shampoo bottle, squirted the shampoo all over your stuff and then closed it all back up again? No wonder I don't fly.

Welcome back!

Welcome back! Sorry to hear about your Dad's back. Hope everything works out for him with no surgery required.