January 2012
The flight: First time taking Delta which has a non-stop
flight from Atlanta to Paris and they allow dogs on the cabin. We are spoiled and used to Ross getting
special treatment through USAir and Lufthansa and I’ve always used mileage to
fly business class, so my world has come to a crashing sense of reality. Even ahead, I’ll be using the miles to fly
coach so I can go back and forth more often rather than waste them and fly
business. So, Katie and Liam took us to the
airport. I did good and only got teary
once or twice……..I was trying so hard not to blubber the whole way in the car. I cry ugly and my eyes get all blotchy and I didn’t
want to spend my time flying all stuffed up.
The lady at the Delta counter laughed as we rolled up with
four suitcases ( one too heavy-pay a fee, then only one allowed each-pay another
fee). We knew the fees were coming and we
were okay with that, but still. Plus I
had a backpack carryon plus Sophie in her little cloth bag ( oh by the way, then
had to pay her fee for the flight which had been quoted as the domestic price,
not the international one). Ross had his
briefcase and a box with a cooler inside with my Humira on ice to carry on the plane. We were like a comedy duo. Getting the luggage checked was such a relief. I didn’t have time for crying, trying to
wheel two cases, wear a backpack and carry a dog were enough to keep me
focused!
On board it was a small, old plane (oh joy). I had to politely inform the guy in front of
me that he could not recline as those were my knees he was feeling. J Only one movie screen in our cabin and it was
way left and front, plus no choice of movie.
Even the “cheap’ seats on Lufthansa have individual screens and choices.
Oh well……..We drugged Sophie upon boarding, I had two meds from the vet and had
been practicing for days as to which med and which dosage would be best. I was so worried about her on the flight, if
she had a barking spell or yipped, I’d have gone nuts. Lindsay told me that one good airline toilet flush
would take care of that. Turns out she
is a better flier than me! She had to
stay in her case the whole time and stayed under our feet and slept most of the
way.
Great job setting up the blog...and love that you selected the French settings. :o) Look forward to keeping up with you on here!
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