Our Journey Home
Feb 11, 2006
Saturday, our last day in Phoenix before taking our flight back home. Our bags are pretty much packed and ready to go. We purchased another coffee grinder from ACE hardware again when we arrived in Scottsdale. This is grinder number 4 and appears to be a tradition with us. No, we are not going to bring it back with us, we are leaving it at the B&B for other guest to use if they wish. This is our last morning here at the B&B and we are going to miss this place. It’s become more of a second home for us than just a place to stay. Jen loaded most of our stuff into our rented PT curser and I took a few pictures of the B&B. The owner of this B&B drove up just as we were about to head off. We chatted a bit about his interest in historic car stuff and took a few pictures of us before we headed off to meet Amy and Jan at the Scottsdale art fair.
Amy was doing much better today. The problem with nausea has passed and Amy was well enough to go for a walk at the art fair. We suspect it might have been something she ate that got her sick. We had just enough time to spend a little time at the fair and share lunch together before heading to return the rented PT curser and catch our flight home.
It was great to see Amy out and about in Scottsdale for the first time since our walk on Tuesday. The four of us shared lunch together at a small café on main street Scottsdale. We shared many of our initial post op experiences, both good and bad with Amy. This gave her and idea of what to expect and things that might be helpful during the recovery process. I’m going to miss our conversations about physics and other science topics with Jan. I’m going to miss our chats with Amy about life and our ideas of how the universe works. The time for us to start our trip home has come. We said our goodbyes to both Amy and Jan and wished them well in the days to come.
Jen wanted to stop by Landis cycles to get one of their cycling jerseys, but we were a bit pinched for time. We tried to find Landis cycles by memory and landmark with no success. Our time was limited so I called information on my cell phone and got connected to Landis cyclery, got their address and found our way there with just enough time for Jen to get her Jersey.
It was still a challenge to find the new centralized rental car facility near PHX airport. It took a bit of a try and eventually we arrived at the rental car return facility. The AVIS rental car return went quick with few problems. The shuttle to PHX terminals went well and we arrived with enough time to make our flight home. I think this new centralized rental car facility at PHX is OK, but not ideal. They should have installed a rail or other mass transit system instead of using shuttle busses to get folks to the airport. The shuttle ride takes about 10 minutes or so depending on traffic.
We checked in at the SWA quick serve check in, check in our baggage and headed over to the gate. The wait for flight to depart was short. The pilot announced that his wife and child is on this flight. This is the first time I hears a pilot announce his family was on a plane he was flying. We arrived at SJC on time and the flight was smooth. Jen and I headed over to the baggage check area and picked up or baggage headed over to the TAXI area and got a car home. Less than 20 minutes later we arrived at our front door. It was so nice to be back home. Jen let our parrot out of her cage. This time she seemed a bit less upset that we were gone for some time and a bit more cheerful than the last time we went on a trip and Jen’s brother cared for her. I was late afternoon when we arrived back home. We were both pretty tired from the journey home. It’s just nice to be back home again. I got into bed to rest while Jen headed out to do a bit of food shopping. We had a quiet dinner and evening together. I did my post-op care chores before bed time and began to think of all those memories, friends, places and events that happened on this trip to Phoenix. I’m sure we will return to Phoenix in the future, not for anymore Dr. Meltzer surgery dates, but to visit friends and places we enjoy in Phoenix.
Saturday, our last day in Phoenix before taking our flight back home. Our bags are pretty much packed and ready to go. We purchased another coffee grinder from ACE hardware again when we arrived in Scottsdale. This is grinder number 4 and appears to be a tradition with us. No, we are not going to bring it back with us, we are leaving it at the B&B for other guest to use if they wish. This is our last morning here at the B&B and we are going to miss this place. It’s become more of a second home for us than just a place to stay. Jen loaded most of our stuff into our rented PT curser and I took a few pictures of the B&B. The owner of this B&B drove up just as we were about to head off. We chatted a bit about his interest in historic car stuff and took a few pictures of us before we headed off to meet Amy and Jan at the Scottsdale art fair.
Amy was doing much better today. The problem with nausea has passed and Amy was well enough to go for a walk at the art fair. We suspect it might have been something she ate that got her sick. We had just enough time to spend a little time at the fair and share lunch together before heading to return the rented PT curser and catch our flight home.
It was great to see Amy out and about in Scottsdale for the first time since our walk on Tuesday. The four of us shared lunch together at a small café on main street Scottsdale. We shared many of our initial post op experiences, both good and bad with Amy. This gave her and idea of what to expect and things that might be helpful during the recovery process. I’m going to miss our conversations about physics and other science topics with Jan. I’m going to miss our chats with Amy about life and our ideas of how the universe works. The time for us to start our trip home has come. We said our goodbyes to both Amy and Jan and wished them well in the days to come.
Jen wanted to stop by Landis cycles to get one of their cycling jerseys, but we were a bit pinched for time. We tried to find Landis cycles by memory and landmark with no success. Our time was limited so I called information on my cell phone and got connected to Landis cyclery, got their address and found our way there with just enough time for Jen to get her Jersey.
It was still a challenge to find the new centralized rental car facility near PHX airport. It took a bit of a try and eventually we arrived at the rental car return facility. The AVIS rental car return went quick with few problems. The shuttle to PHX terminals went well and we arrived with enough time to make our flight home. I think this new centralized rental car facility at PHX is OK, but not ideal. They should have installed a rail or other mass transit system instead of using shuttle busses to get folks to the airport. The shuttle ride takes about 10 minutes or so depending on traffic.
We checked in at the SWA quick serve check in, check in our baggage and headed over to the gate. The wait for flight to depart was short. The pilot announced that his wife and child is on this flight. This is the first time I hears a pilot announce his family was on a plane he was flying. We arrived at SJC on time and the flight was smooth. Jen and I headed over to the baggage check area and picked up or baggage headed over to the TAXI area and got a car home. Less than 20 minutes later we arrived at our front door. It was so nice to be back home. Jen let our parrot out of her cage. This time she seemed a bit less upset that we were gone for some time and a bit more cheerful than the last time we went on a trip and Jen’s brother cared for her. I was late afternoon when we arrived back home. We were both pretty tired from the journey home. It’s just nice to be back home again. I got into bed to rest while Jen headed out to do a bit of food shopping. We had a quiet dinner and evening together. I did my post-op care chores before bed time and began to think of all those memories, friends, places and events that happened on this trip to Phoenix. I’m sure we will return to Phoenix in the future, not for anymore Dr. Meltzer surgery dates, but to visit friends and places we enjoy in Phoenix.
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