A travel day is always stressful for me. Making sure I have everything packed and knowing that I have to be somewhere at a specific time puts a real damper on any free hours that might be open ahead of time. Today my flight wasn’t until 4:45 pm, and Emma lives 10 mins from the small airport I was flying out of, so we knew we had most of the day to do something. We decided to visit an Irish restaurant she likes for lunch after church, only to find it unexpectedly closed for the day. Without a lot of time for a secondary plan, we went for an ice cream lunch closer to her home. It was a good choice. The servings were crazy big and the ice cream was delicious.

That gave us enough time to visit a nursery for a pretty plant for her entrance, watch a final episode of a show we started, and say goodbye to her friends before heading to the airport. I’m so thankful to have been able to spend time with her for a long weekend. I’m gonna miss her.

Unfortunately, due to weather back home, my flight was delayed. They said 2 hours, so I sat down at a nearby eatery and ordered a sandwich and beer. Then before my food was done, they changed plans again and announced we would be boarding soon. Luckily, my sandwich got done just in time to take with me, and the flight home was pretty uneventful. I got home later than I wanted, but I’m grateful Patrick was waiting to drive me home from the airport and I had some pretty great sky views again.