The trip to the US was too short but good. It would be nice to come home more often. The birthday party for Grandma was a success and we were pleased with the TV that we decided to get her. I wish that we had more time with friends in DC and Iowa as they were both a quick 24 hours. cHubby and I spent quite a bit of time with our sides of the family and so I didn't have to stay overnight with the in-laws. There were a couple of moments where we recognised that it is nice that we live far away as constant family drama isn't worth it. I feel bad for cHubby as I think that he realises that he's very different from his family and it seems like he doesn't feel like he gets along with them anymore. Of course he loves them, but the happiness that he feels isn't reciprocated.

Our flight to the US on United and their crappy service was delayed 3 times and cancelled twice. Which meant that we were sitting at the airport for over 24 hours. When we asked for a cab ride home, we were denied and only given a hotel room in a crappy Holiday Inn. We had to call the US because the United customer service in Oz closed at 5PM. The drama escalated and when finally given a flight, I was told that I was on a do not fly list (I may have caused a little scene). *sigh* The airlines can just bend you over. It wasn't even an "act of God" that our flight was delayed - it was due to their crappy planes and a mechanical problem. Luckily, cHubby mended things with the manager and we got on our flight.

With all of the stress of the trip, I was tired and cHubby was sick. I don't get to see my friends very often and delaying my flight by 2 days meant that I was delaying a lot of time with my friends. Coming back to Sydney is always makes you a little homesick but we have decided to stay here for a few more years and see how it goes. The only way that we would move back to the US is if we were going to raise a family. And I come back thinking about all of the great friends that I have in the US and I miss that. I miss have friends that we can share a good joke, have some wine, and laugh at cHubby with.