“PASSENGER SCARY MCKENZIE – THIS IS YOUR FINAL BOARDING CALL FOR FLIGHT 295 WITH SERVICE TO DENVER, COLORADO”

called the flight attendant through the airport as i was being screened and re-screened and re-screened again through the airport security.  dudes… every. little. thing. dinged the dong.  i forgot i had a doctor office sized sample of sunscreen from the middle of the summer.  then my hand sanitizer (that was buried under three changes of clothes, 12 diapers and an unopened container of wipes) dinged the dong.

mom got frustrated and she was cleared and not deemed the suspected diaper bag terrorist i was and she wheeled herself on down to the gate.  i panicked just a little bit until i realized i had her boarding pass – so she couldn’t leave me in the dust. when i finally got to the gate she was LIVID because she thought that the airline had  made her be the very last person to board because she was in a wheelchair.  i couldn’t convince her it really was because i was caught up in security.  she was really worked up about it.

when i finally got released i had to full on sprint with my stuffed to the brim diaper bag, a duffel bag FULL of mom’s meds and g-mack strapped to my back.  i was a little worried he’d have whiplash from our little jog – but he was fine.  thankyoujesus.

passenger scary mckenzie… ha.  you. have. no. idea.

it was a long flight – and we both got sandwiched in a middle seat on both planes.  but alas – we made it safe and the house is absolutely gorgeous.  stunning.  pictures didn’t do it justice.

annnnd – we were greeted with a big bouquet of balloons and three dozen cookies.  ummm… yes please!  awesome.  🙂

i’m headed to the grocery store to stock on up for our stay in paradise.  <3

thank you again for reaching out.  thank you for the prayers and the well wishes.  they mean the world to all of us.