We managed to book a flight to DFW with a departure today at 5:00 pm. Judy finished up her school planning for a sub late last night. She’s packing today, and planning for her classes when she returns. I chased errands today, getting ready for our absence. I needed to adjust the schedule for our Ayi while we’re gone. I also needed to make sure we had supplies in the apartment for Judy’s return to Beijing. She’s coming back on Tuesday. I won’t be back until Friday.

We make it out to the airport easily. After checking in we eat dinner and work our way through security and immigration. The flight boards and departs late, but we arrive in Chicago close to our scheduled time after a 12hr. flight. They’ve improved the immigration arrival area at O’Hare and with our Global Entry clearance, it’s really quick to get through. Then we drop off our luggage at the transfer drop area, and begin the journey to the new terminal and our gate. There is lots of snow and it’s cold while we move in and out of terminals and trams. We arrive with an hour to kill before our flight.

We arrive at DFW right on time at 9:50. Our trip has been smooth, but our luggage didn’t arrive? Something funky was going in Chicago. Most of the people on our flight with checked luggage didn’t receive it. We’re told it will be delivered tomorrow morning to our home in Ft. Worth.

Courtney meets us at the airport. We meet Brad and Glenda at a Rosa’s Café, swap cars, and then head home. It’s nice to have a place that feels like home when we arrive.