Spring Break was typical–too short! We/I …
* stayed at Mom’s,
* hung out with Steve,
* played mini-golf with James Dylan,
* had a mini Fat Kid get-together at Jake’s,
* enjoyed Easter at Mom’s,
* took off with Nanette,
* had a dinner date,
* bar-hopped in downtown St. Pete with Cameron,
* visited with my uncles and aunt,
* stayed a few days at the beach,
* played poker,
* went dancing,
* ate lots of great seafood …

The trip home was very atypical. Our plan …
Friday
1:30 pm – depart The Lane
4:00 pm – depart Tampa on a half-empty plane for Boston
7:30 pm – depart Boston for Zurich
Saturday
2:00 am (Eastern, 8:00 am EuroTime) – arrive Zurich

Our reality …
Friday
1:30 pm – depart The Lane
2:30 pm – dash between JetBlue and Delta counters trying to find seats to Boston or New York
4:30 pm – depart Tampa for JFK
7:30 pm – arrive JFK, dash to Swiss counter to try to get seats to Zurich or Geneva
9:30 pm – depart JFK for Hilton Hotel
Saturday
3:30 pm – depart Hilton Hotel for JFK
6:00 pm – scored three Business Class seats on a flight to Zurich that they told us was full, saving us another hour and a half waiting for the Geneva flight
Sunday
2:00 am (Eastern, 8:00 am EuroTime) – arrive Zurich

The flight to Zurich was wonderful! The new plane had only been in service a couple of days. The Business Class seats reclined into beds, and the bathrooms were so shiny! I watched a great movie called “Seven Pounds” starring Will Smith, and even managed to sleep a couple of hours, even though I had lain in bed all day at the hotel. The overnight stay helped a lot against jet lag.

We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.