home? is nice.
Back in the days when home improvement shows still featured guys who looked like they might actually have held a hammer in a professional capacity, there was a show called the Furniture Guys, starring a Mutt & Jeff-esque pair from Philly, who ended every show with their catch phrase, “Home is nice.”
As we ended our marathon trip home today, it’s a sentiment I have to echo. I may never leave the tri-state area again.
I’ll be back in the New Year with a description of our trip (hint: it included lots of sun and more family fighting than I would have hoped for), but for now:
- Thanks to the excellent Delta booking agent, who helped us change our tickets so we didn’t have to land at 1 a.m. without charging us a fortune, and then threw some food vouchers in too.
- Thanks to the Marriott desk clerk, who gave us the lowest possible room rate when we didn’t even have a reservation.
- Thanks to the terrific hotel shuttle driver, who broke the rules to drive us back to the hotel from the airport without another stop, when landisdad and I realized that we’d left Mr. Bear in the hotel.
- Thanks to the second Delta agent, who bumped two of us to first class, when she realized that they had seated one of our kids in an exit row.
- And last, but not least, thanks to the ground crew in our local airport, who managed to deliver all of our luggage without losing any, despite the fact that it seems to have flown here on a different plane.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Suzanne said,
December 31, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Sounds ummm, delightful! Welcome home, and happy new year!
Kimberly said,
December 31, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Welcome home and happy new year!
Comfort Addict said,
December 31, 2006 at 10:45 pm
Welcome back, Landismom. We missed you!
chichimama said,
January 1, 2007 at 9:56 am
Happy New Year! And welcome back!
Jennifer said,
January 1, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Happy new year!
Lady M said,
January 2, 2007 at 3:23 am
Wow, that’s a lot of complications that your travel team overcame! We made it into Denver after one storm (four day delay) and back out before the next one hit. Whew.
thordora said,
January 2, 2007 at 9:01 am
I never leave home longer than a day. Now I know why.
But it’s nice when strangers make your day isn’t it?
Daydreams and Musings said,
January 2, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Wow - you were definately blessed on this vacation! Travelling with kids is always difficult but it’s nice to know that there was some great customer service going on around you.