Encore

Today mom made waffles for breakfast for the whole family. In the afternoon, we went to see the matinee of Guys and Dolls, the final performance. I had to surrender my passport at the entrance and get a "must be escorted at all times" badge inside Taylor's school. He was stellar as usual. Got a few pics and a few segments of digital video.

For dinner, dad made his trademark spagetti, we had bread, wine, cheese, salad, and mom baked her famous hot fudge sunday cake. It was a bittersweet dinner- despite the pleasure of having the four of us enjoying dinner as a family again, I head back to Tempe tomorrow morning, and dad back to Abu Dhabi later in the day. I don't know if I'll see my family again for 9 months. I'd like to see them this summer, but I'm not sure with my internship and buenos aires cutting into the end of summer, if I'll be able to get away. I really hope I can, as not seeing my family for three-fourths of a year is a bleak and depressing thought indeed.

Tomorrow will be a long day. Quite literally as I'll be flying with the earth's rotation. My flight to London leaves at 8:30 AM, which means dad and mom will be up at 5 to take me to the airport. My flight to london is about four hours on Aeroflot, followed by a three hour layover in Heathrow where I need to claim my bags, and recheck them on the British Airways flight back to phoenix, which will be about a ten hour flight. Wish I had a magic carpet.

Anyway, wish me luck for the trip back.