Sleepy in Seattle

After a solid two and a half hours of sleep last night, my parents and I left the house at 4am for Buffalo. It was hard saying bye to my nearly 16 year old dog, Cassie. She doesn't know how long I'll be gone for and that may be the last time I see her, but hopefully not. Anyway, enough about the sad stuff.

The flight from Buffalo to Cleveland was smooth. It was a little tough saying bye to my parents as this is the longest time I will go being away from home and not seeing them, but I know I will see them again. Thinking about the great times I have had with them and their excitement for me and for my future comforted me. It's about time I leave the nest and do my own thing and let them do theirs.

Cleveland to Seattle (where I am now) was a good flight. I thought it would be a long flight as a little girl three rows up from me started crying before we even took off and went on for a good fifteen minutes. She didn't start crying again until we started to land. Also, an elderly guy pushed the assistance button and had to go to the back of the plane and wear an oxygen mask and be administered to by some of the crew. Nothing serious though.

I sat in the aisle next to two elderly ladies who apparently had very small bladders. Oh well, it kept me active with all the standing up and sitting down I did. They just wanted me to exercise with them.

My flight to anchorage leaves in about an hour and a half. I think I saw Mt. Rainier from the plane. It was a massive white mound that stuck way up above the clouds near Seattle. I'll have to investigate that. I wish I could spend more time here and actually leave the airport before I fly out, but I'll have to do it another time. The Seattle-Tacoma area was gorgeous from the plane, even though one of the elderly ladies was hogging the window. I guess you're allowed to do that when you have a window seat. She could have been more courteous to the young whipper-snapper who was sitting two seats away from her in the aisle seat... oh well. There's always Google Maps. I'll see it later.