The flight to New York was fine, although once we arrived to JFK, as always, some things got messed up. This time it was luggage. None of it came, including the car seats. Fortunately we had Ryan's with us. We were able to get a minivan afterall, though, so that was supposed to make things easier (until the lady hit us).
We drove to Heather's dad's house in Rock Tavern, NY, about an hour and fifteen minutes north of the city and settled in. We found some shirts that we used for the girls for their pajamas since we had no luggage and it would not arrive until the next day (somehow they didn't last for Ashley during the night).
We spent the next few days EATING, relaxing, and shopping. We came to the US with two checked bags and planned on going back with eight,so we had to buy a lot of things to stock up on. When we started filling the bags we realized, despite having filled shopping carts, we still had room to spare. Oh well.
Having the minivan was pointless, as the first day we were there Don's cleaning lady ran into the van that was sitting in the driveway so the door wouldn't close. I went and found a replacement but only an SUV was available. I thought it was better than nothing until we went to use it (I piccked it up by myself) and found that the back seat only had TWO seatbelts, so we were not even able to drive with it. Fortunately between Mark and Kim and Don, we had enough space to get everyone around (and the girls got some good quality time with their Aunt and Uncle).
Heather's sister Kym and her husband Mark flew out for 2 days to join us in New York, which was great. It was great to see them again, even if it was just a quick visit. We all saw Batman (finally for me and Don, the 3rd time for Mark), which was fantastic. Heather and Kym took the girls to Wall-E. I caught the end of it (Batman ended a little earlier than Wall-E) ...LAME...and Heather confirmed the same.
We went to church on Sunday before driving to the airport for the flight home. Quite frankly, I can't stand New York. The traffic is terrible (and it's not like you have a nice environment to look at while moving at 2 miles/hour) and the airports are the worst I have ever had to deal with. That being said, the trip back to the airport was not TERRIBLE and we were able to check in and actually fly out relatively on time and with relative ease. Mark and Kym drove down with us (since we had a lot of stuff and since we didn't have enough seatbelts), which worked out OK, as they had to take a flight that evening, albeit from Newark. We were grateful they were willing to drive out of their way to help us.
Overall, it was a great trip. We got to see all of my family and most of Heather's, so it worked out pretty well. I know we say this every year, but unless we move back to the US, this is the last trip we will make back. We are serious this time!
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