Here We Go!

As I write this post we are sitting in the airport in Toronto waiting for our connecting flight to Rome. We've got lots of time because Air Canada changed our flight a number of weeks ago, and now we have a 6 hour layover in Toronto. Originally we were not supposed to leave Regina until 2 PM - this would have allowed us to attend the Graduation Ceremony at Luther College this morning, where among other things we would have seen Anna receive an honour pin for having an average over 80%. That would have been a good thing, and so would a shorter wait between flights in Toronto... but Air Canada cancelled the later flight, and so this was our only option.

So we are sitting at a Bacardi Rum Bar and Grill where I had some yummy chicken strips with tropical sweet and sour dip, and Beth had an interesting Grilled Vegetable sandwich. I just ordered a Key Lime pie, we'll see if it measures up to the lovely Key Lime pie we had at Pasta Prima earlier this week (where we enjoyed a nice meal with Jay and Jane Harman).

Supposedly there is free WiFi here in the airport, but I couldn't get it to work. So instead I paid for something called a Boingo connection and everything is working fine.

Beth suggested, and I agreed, that I should pick up one of these travel pillows that we see in almost every shop in the airport. They are all the same make and price, but they seem well made, and I could use some sleep... yes, for all my good intentions I was still working up to the last minute, marking assignments for my class at Luther College, making sure I had everything packed that I needed, and even practical things like paying all the utility bills before we left. So I'm a little short on sleep now (sorry Marlene, I tried) and a travel pillow combined with a long flight over the Atlantic seems to be the right combination!

The next entry will (probably) come from Europe. It's hard to believe that we are finally going to be there after all the planning and preparations. Rome, here we come!