Monday, December 24, 2007

The Second Day of Christmas


Traveling to the Midwest in any month ending in "ember" is always a bit dicey, and when reports surfaced of mass flight cancellations due to menacing weather over the weekend, we grew a bit nervous. That is, until we found out that due to a winter storm front, our friends Joe & Cate and daughter Gigi who'd been scheduled to leave Friday would be able to join us in our three hour (which turned out to be 4 1/2 hour) layover in St. Louis on Sunday. Time passes a lot faster when there are drinks and a new 10 week old to meet. While Gigi was mostly oblivious and Owen was preoccupied with the three foot Santa next door to the bar, all the Moms and Dads were grateful for the serendipitous layover.

Owen was in a less gracious mood when we finally made our way to Iowa. After finally locating our luggage amid the dozens of stranded bags, we flagged down Grandpa & Grandma Z as they circled the airport, unable to park due to snow drifts and ice. Owen immediately crashed in his carseat as we slowly made our way to Iowa City where we finally settled in for the night.

3 comments:

Nabeel said...
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Nabeel said...

That's so cool! Considering Joe & Cate are less prolific at sharing their photos, it takes a Fawcett to get us a nice recent picture of Gigi.

Looking good guys.

Joe said...

don't you know that allen is the official mettenburg documenter and unless he moves to st. louis, you should only expect new pictures every 6 to 12 months!

I guess I need to step up a bit more...