We are home! We arrived home Sunday evening at 5:45 pm after leaving the Dehli airport at 12:00am Saturday morning India time – 1:30 pm Friday EST. It took us 33 hours to get home not including the 5 hours of getting to and waiting at the Dehli airport. 15 hours flying, 15 hours spent at JFK, a night in the Ramada near JFK, a couple hours to check on bags and rent a car, and 7 hours driving home. Our flight was first delayed 5 hours, we sat on the runway for 2 hours, and then when we were finally cleared for takeoff the left engine blew. After that all we can say is Delta customer service and communication there was horrendous. When we finally got to the hotel room it had been 52 hours since we had woke up from our last decent night’s sleep! All that and the kids had been waiting at the airport for us and it took them 2 ½ hours to get home in the snow! A nightmare but Maya did fine – much better than Dan and Ronda!
When we did finally get home we had a wonderful welcome from the kids and Grandma and Grandpa Nelson. They had balloons, dinner waiting, and cake and ice cream. Maya was excited to see her new brothers and sister and warmed to them and her Grandma and Grandpa pretty quickly. The kids played with blocks awhile and after we ate they had a fun time with the balloons, wrestling… Maya wanted Danielle in her bed last night so they went to sleep in the same bed. She slept fairly well, waking once but falling back to sleep.
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So glad you finally made it home. I know Nancy and G were glad to see you, and they seem to think their new granddaughter is quite nice!! I expect pictures soon. We are anxious to meet Maya. Please kiss her from her RI cousins and Auntie. We have followed your trip with excitement and many prayers. We will continue to pray that Maya makes a good transition to family life and that all will be well for you all. She is one lucky little gal to have a family like yours, and I know she will enrich your life. Pictures.....pictures....pictures????
Love,
Auntie L.
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