{"id":1325,"date":"2014-04-24T06:23:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T23:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2014-04-24T06:29:52","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T23:29:52","slug":"a-u-s-recap-42314","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=1325","title":{"rendered":"A U.S. recap, 4\/23\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m back in Beijing.\u00a0 <\/span>The trip back to China was uneventful, but long.\u00a0 <\/span>The first leg to Washington, DC, Dulles Airport was slightly less than 3 hours.\u00a0 <\/span>I was worried about a short layover.\u00a0 <\/span>On paper it was going to be 50 minutes.\u00a0 <\/span>Sometimes, negotiating a big airport and the occasional extra trip through security can make the time between gates really long.\u00a0 <\/span>I was lucky today.\u00a0 <\/span>I walked out of the gate, across the hall, and into the gate for my next flight.\u00a0 <\/span>That was the easiest transition I can remember.<\/p>\n

The trip from Dulles to Beijing is 13 hours.\u00a0 <\/span>Whew!\u00a0 <\/span>They serve two full meals, and a snack (small sandwich) in the middle.\u00a0 <\/span>This was a newer plane, so I had the chance to watch 4 movies and two NCIS episodes on my own individual screen on the headrest in front of me.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019ve also learned to pay a little more for \u201cEconomy Plus\u201d, with an added 5 inches between seats for your legs.\u00a0 <\/span>I had no one else in the seats with me, so I was able to stretch out and sleep when I felt like it.<\/p>\n

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I took this as we flew over Japan to the US on Monday, 4\/14. I haven’t seen too many snow covered volcanos in Texas & New Mexico.<\/p><\/div>\n

My trip to the US was productive.\u00a0 <\/span>I was able to help with my parent\u2019s move to Baton Rouge.\u00a0 <\/span>It was tough for them to figure out how to downsize from their home of 50 years.\u00a0 <\/span>Lots of memories had to be left behind, for now.\u00a0 <\/span>Even with as much stuff as they left in Fort Worth, they probably have even more \u201ccutting\u201d to do.\u00a0 <\/span>Sometimes it\u2019s less about what you think you need, and more about the size of the closets.\u00a0 <\/span>The \u201ccrew\u201d from the church was exactly what we needed.\u00a0 <\/span>They were efficient, quick, and strong.\u00a0 <\/span>Even with Brad & Courtney helping, it would have been a daunting task.<\/p>\n

Robert (my brother), his wife Susan, my sister Kathryn, and my parents, pulled out Friday afternoon in a 3-vehicle caravan, including a stuffed trailer, headed to Houston.\u00a0 <\/span>After spending the night at Kathryn\u2019s house,\u00a0 <\/span>they make the drive to Baton Rouge, arriving Saturday afternoon.\u00a0 <\/span>Robert and Susan were joined by sons Geoffrey and Nicholas, and moved mom & dad into their new residence.\u00a0 <\/span>I think Robert\u2019s body was reminding him the next day about his age.<\/p>\n

After the caravan left Fort Worth, I dealt with a few loose ends to close the house.\u00a0 <\/span>Lots of decisions still need to be made on the home, but not this trip.\u00a0 <\/span>The remainder of my trip included several meals with Courtney and Brad, and a visit to Granbury to see Judy\u2019s dad with the kids.\u00a0 <\/span>I visited Martin HS and saw some familiar faces.\u00a0 <\/span>I had breakfast with Ken Valliant, lunch with Michael Knipe, and \u201cafternoon tea\u201d with Bill & Margaret Huff.\u00a0 <\/span>As always, the biggest regret on traveling back to DFW is there is never enough time to see everyone I want to visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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