Well, we made it. We are safely in Guam. Trying to adjust to the 15 hour time difference. But, the view is beautiful, the air smells like tropical flowers, and my hair is, surprisingly, not as poofy as I would expect in the humidity.
We left Houston at 9:35am, local time, and had a really great 8+ hour flight to Honolulu. The squirt did AMAZINGLY well. He slept well, he ate well, and he made friends with all of the surrounding passengers. Having personal televisions on the flight was a great perk. I watched a couple of movies and 3 House episodes while trying to nap...not a good combination.
We landed in Honolulu at 12:30pm, local time, and stretched our legs for all of 30 minutes before trudging back onto the plane for the 7+ hour flight to Guam. ( I was very upset that I couldn't connect to the internet and update.) This flight was not quite as easy. Nicholas was squirmier, Wade and I were more tired. I started getting fidgety at one point, really very ready to get off the plane...and we still had 5 more hours.
We finally made it to our little island paradise, and as we circled the island waiting for our clearance to land...I laughed when I realized I really could see from one side of the island to the other. It was incredible. There was literally a rainbow over the bay when we flew along the coast.
We landed 6:02pm, local time....3:02am Houston time. We got our bags, went through customs, and met up with Wade's sponsor from the ship...just in time for a downpour. 'Welcome to Guam', a cheerful greeting from the sponsor, and a rush out to the car.
We checked in at the Hilton, and tried to stay up until it was a reasonable bedtime (we wanted to pass out at 7:30). I think we crashed at about 8:45. Nicholas was really congested and was up and down all night, but actually didn't fight sleep. I slept fairly well, minus the times when I woke up with the urge to get up and be awake even thought my body was screaming for the rest. And, poor Wade, it was his turn with the booger, and he didn't get the good night's sleep he'd been hoping for.
We woke up at about 5:30am, and couldn't sleep anymore. We've been lazily getting ready for the busy day ahead of us. I'm hoping that I won't mysteriously want to go back to bed in a couple of hours when Texas is headed to bed....I will have to find a coffee shop, as the espresso bar downstairs has the worst 'espresso' I've ever had. No amount of cream or sugar could fix it. A wasted $4.
Well, we are off to start the process of new residents. Trying to get my car and check in with the housing office...maybe get our new cellphones.
Missing everybody back home. We love you.
Hafa Adai!! Welcome to Guam!!
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