Back Safe and Sound

Well we're BACK! Safe and sound and happy to be home. Excuse the lack of photos (the one above is one I downloaded of the Rome airport today) but it was a busy day of hurrying up to get luggage moved and then get in lines and sit for hours so we could do it all again and again.
We started our day around 6 a.m. (midnight here at home) getting up and ready and then, one at a time, got in the elevator with our luggage to head downstairs. We walked a couple of blocks to the train station. We found our train to the airport and were headed in that direction around 7:30 (or one thirty a.m. here). Once at the airport we did the usual location of the international terminal checking in security, getting transported to the gate and duty free shopping. Not to mention locating breakfast. We boarded our flight to Philadelphia and and sat back for 10 hours while someone else did the flying. We made it in around 3:15 and went through customs and rechecking bags and all of the good stuff before heading to the gate for our flight to Raleigh. Fortunately it was an uneventful flight and we made it in just after eight. I made it home just in time to hit the bed and grab a full 7 hours of sleep before coming in to work. I sit behind my desk now as I type this reflecting on what an incredible opportunity this was. Stay tuned this week as I will be putting up links to Dale and Cathy's photos and a slide show of our experiences. Not to mention a few thoughts as we rejuvenate ourselves and reflect back.