...and i'm back

the trip home was...interesting? lol. idk. i am not one for traveling that takes a long time. i remember as soon as i stepped off the plane in Florence i thought "thank god, i don't have to do that again for three more months."

our first flight out of Florence wasn't too bad. we were in the smallest plane known to man as well. haha. it was two rows an aisle and then two more rows. and then we landed in Munich, had a three hour layover, and then got on the plane to Chicago. that flight was so much better than the long flight we took to get to Florence. the plane was way nicer and they had this great movie selection where you could play any of them that you wanted, and not just watch them as scheduled. it was awesome. i watched three movies on the plane tv and then one of my own, so the time pretty much flew by (no pun intended).

and then of course in Chicago, our flight to MN got cancelled. this woman who was rechecking in baggage after customs told Spencer, who was in line in front of me, and i didn't believe her. but she was right of course. so we had to haul all of our luggage to another terminal and stand in a huge line for an hour before we figured out that we had been rescheduled on a flight for the next morning at 8am. all i wanted to do was get home. i seriously considered calling someone from Winona and begging them to just come and get me. idk. it was just something about being so close to getting there, and then not being able to get back until the next day. but, anyway, it didn't end up too badly.

we got our bags rechecked in and they gave us a voucher for a discount on some hotels, so me and a couple of other people split a room and just crashed. got up at 5am, headed to the airport, and eventually got on the plane. and i loved the pilot of this plane because he just booked it. 50 minutes and we were in the cities. so awesome.

and now i'm home. things are too strange. i mean, i feel sort of stupid saying things to my friends like..."well, when i was in Italy..." haha. it sounds so superior, when i don't mean it to be. and i know they don't care. but it'll take some getting used to. just like the fact that everything here is huge. there is so much room. everyone obeys traffic laws. and i can eat whatever i want. lol.

okay, well i just got up, and i feel like there are a couple things i should really do today, one of which is trying to find a cell phone. so i'm gonna get on it.