FLORIDA! May 9, 2011

   Home sweet home! Finally, we made it. We left Delhi at 4am (Delhi time) on Friday. Sajel was wide awake when we left the hotel and promptly  fell asleep when we got on the plane. Three and a half hours later, we made it to Dubai. We cleared security there and were soon on the next flight (the LONG one). Again, Sajel fell asleep after take off- she liked watching out the window :)! She and I slept for about 4-5 hours and then we had a little play time. She stood in front of our seats and entertained us. She was so happy and very good the entire time we were traveling. After a few hours, she slept some more and so did we. We arrived in New York around 2pm (NY time)!!!!! Immigration was a breeze. We though we would be waiting in the immigrant line for a long time, but they let us go to the US citizen line and the man was very kind and very quick! We ended up waiting for our luggage close to an hour- so much for the quick immigration clearance. We then cleared customs and made the long haul to drop off our luggage again, check in for the next flight, and then back through security. JFK security is not efficient, not quick, and not nice. Luckily we had a five hour lay over- we made it to our next gate in three and a half! By then, I was feeling very sleep deprived, a little under the weather and hungry. We ate and soon were Florida bound! Guess who slept the whole way??? Finally, we reached Tampa at ten fifty pm. Mom, Steve, and Jodie were there to greet us! We headed to the cars and the dreaded first ride in a car seat for Sajel. She cried a little, but did better than I expected. Marcus threatened to "drive up and down 75" because the road was so smooth! Haha! He missed driving. We soon made it home to our dogs! Ahhh- so nice to be home.Sajel was scared of the dogs, but soon was giggling at Maximus. Emmitt's going to have to wait awhile before she decides he's OK. I laid her in her crib around one am and she went right to sleep- not even a whimper. I am  so lucky. We all were not too far behind her :)
    Our first day home, we had some friends over and just spent the day relaxing. Sajel played with Brianna and I even got a picture of them kissing! Brody also came over and was teaching her how to play with all her new toys. It was nice for her to play with kids. Sunday was Mother's Day (my first) and we spent the day with family and played in the pool. She got to play with her cousin Priyanna and she showed her how much fun the pool can be! Marcus cooked both days- you know he couldn't wait to cook! We were all pretty tired and went to bed early. Sajel has been sleeping in her bed and continues to impress me with how resilient she is. Life is good, we have finally brought Sajel home............Love, Sajel's Mom