First 4 Days

Here's what we've been up to over the past 4 days:

May 12th:

• Ate at Spangles with la familia.
• Went to airport.
• Said goodbye to la familia.
• Flight got delayed for 20 minutes.
• Flight got delayed for 45 minutes.
• Flight got delayed for 95 minutes.
• Got on airplane.
• Sat on runway for 30 more minutes.
• Flew to Chicago.
• Doug runs to other flight on other side of airport which was leaving in 15 minutes.
• I wait for baggage and then run to other flight on other side of airport which is leaving in 10 minutes.
• I make it even though I was taken off the passenger list. They let me on.
• Doug makes his first British friend. Or not.
• Fly over ocean and watch 4 movies in the process. Don't sleep

May 13th:

• Fly over ocean and watch 4 movies in the process. Don't sleep.
• Go through customs.
• Wait for bus at airport for 90 minutes.
• Ride 2 hours.
• Fight sleep while riding said bus.
• Fail.
• Walk 1/4 of mile with 4 suitcases, 2 laptop bags, 1 camera bag and a garment bag to room.
• Let Doug carry 40-60 lb bags upstairs. It's the least I can do. It makes him feel all manly and stuff.
• Take 1 1/2 hour 1 hour nap.
• Attempt to get out of bed.
• Succeed. Barely.
• Take shower in lukewarm water. All I want is to be warm...it's so cold everywhere I go.
• Almost faceplant when stepping out of shower. It's no good when your legs are short and your tub is tall.
• Realize I can't plug in my straightener without blowing it up.
• Mourn.
• Meet our sponsor's to drive us around the area. I'm sure she's impressed with my awesome hairdo.
• Ride in the left hand front seat.
• Panic.
• Confusion.
• Scared for lives of others my life when I'm allowed out on the road behind the wheel.
• Eat Indian food and drink tap water with 1 ice cube.
• Go grocery shopping and buy cereal but forget milk. Need nap.
• Come home.
• Go to bed.

May 14th

• Wake up.
• Don't want to get out of bed.
• Take a shower in lukewarm water again. Still cold. Didn't faceplant it.
• Eat Goldfish. (Remember we forgot milk)
• Follow the husband around for work stuff. Meet nice people with accents.
• Try to do combination to get into mailbox. Attemps: 4
• Figure out they gave us wrong combination.
• Try to do new combination to get into mailbox. Attempt:1
• Buy milk.
• Eat a sandwich.
• Attempt to not go to sleep all day long.
• Go car shopping.
• Success.
•  Walk to pub.
• Order Bangers and Mash and Mushy Peas.
• Sit.
• Wait.
• Old British man and next table who hasn't been served in 55 minutes throws fit by banging his cane on the ground and make himself heard.
• Decide I need a cane...or at least a large stick.
• Get food 90 minutes after ordering.
• Decide food is not so good and heated in a microwave since it's cold in the middle and don't finish.
• Get glared at by a nice British lady who is appalled that we didn't make happy plates.
• Walk to Burger King and get a cheeseburger.
• Husband is in a better mood now that he has decent food in his stomach.
• Come back to the room and watch a movie.
• Discover there are no subtitles for Arabic parts, but decide to try to figure it out on our own.
• Too tired to finish movie. 
• Discover heater doesn't work anymore.
• Go to bed.

May 15th

• Wake up at 4:30 a.m.
• Try to decide if lack of sleep is due to jet lag, stupid crow outside our window, pigeon with something stuck in his throat outside our window responding to stupid crow, or buckwheat-like pillow.
• Get up and talk to the fam and Amanda on Skype since they haven't gone to bed yet.
• Eat cereal with milk.
• Go back to bed and sleep for 2 1/2 hours.
• Wake up again.
• Take a shower with hot water!
• Eat a sandwich. Pray that I start liking sandwiches.
• Cry about prospect of test driving a car on the left-hand side of the road. Yes, there were tears.
• Go car shopping again. 
• Make Doug test drive Lexus and BMW.
• Decide on Lexus.
• Walk home.
• Finish movie without subtitles.
• Internet goes out.
• Sponsor's wife picks us up for dinner at their house.
• Stop and purchase a straightener. And the people rejoiced.
• Eat "Armadillo Eggs", aka cream cheese filled jalapenos covered in charizo.
• Act brave like hot stuff doesn't bother me while dying.
• Eat ribs.
• Go home.
• Go to bed.