Homeward Bound From Cozumel

Has it already been 5 days??? Is it really time to pack up and head back to Colorado? I guess.....

We woke up early that morning so opted to get the packing done and out of the way before we headed to breakfast! One last day of that great orange juice! One last day of snapping a few more pictures! One last day of visiting with my family!

The "sisters" picture just wasn't the same this year without Teri!!

All too soon our ride arrived and we headed to the airport - and yes, I got my shopping done there - my bookmark and Christmas ornament were found with ease!

We boarded the airplane and waited.... and waited..... and waited. The problem: American Airlines had brought in a person that did not have the right paperwork - and until they released her from immigration and decided what to do with her, they would NOT allow our plane to leave - bummer - especially since the majority of us had connecting flights in Dallas to catch.

We waited some more - we actually waited a little over an hour and then they put the person BACK on our plane and we headed out - the pilot was sympathetic with all of us but his hands were tied - he did make up some time in the air and when we landed, I felt sure we had enough time to catch the next flight, even though we had customs to get through!

Customs was fast - but at the next checkpoint, they saw that I had written pharmacy items on the back of our paperwork and we were taken to a special place so they could check out these items! Luckily, I had put down the right amount we had bought them for and there was no problem at all, but it was time consuming of course!

We ran - then it was through security again - and we ran - and then caught the tram as we had no choice this time but it was easy to figure out - and then we raced to the gate - it was 6:30, the exact time the plane was to leave and you guessed it, the doors were already closed. I was not happy.

Luckily there was still another flight out that night at 9:30 so we had some dinner, called the kids and then once again boarded the plane for Denver. We arrived about 10:45 and of course neither one of us had any idea where we had parked the car, as we had left in such a hurry!! For once, my memory served me right and it didn't take long at all to find it! After a quick stop at Jaime's to pick up our things we had left, we headed home and arrived about 1:30am - tired, exhausted and ready for bed - and what did we find at the house? Frozen water pipes - but more about that later..............

Despite all the "bad karma" this trip had, we still had a great time - and I would definitely go back to Cozumel again - beautiful white sandy beaches, salty air, turquoise water - what memories!