3:30 a.m. I was woken up to the sound of the awful noise of the hotel alarm clock going off. I tried to move but could barely lift my pinky finger. My whole body ached from the damage day one had caused. I knew that this day was unavoidable and wouldn't go away. I used every bit of strength I had left in my tired body to slowly get out of bed and get ready for the day.
We had to be at the airport to check in at 5:30 in the morning. Since we were using Space-A we had to check in for role call so someone couldn't take our place. Check in was a breeze since we were some of the first passengers in line. Customs took about twenty minutes. They were nice enough to notice we had small children so they took us to the side and let us walk through to check for whatever it is they actually check for.
Of all the airports I have ever been to Seattle has to be my favorite. On our way to find our gate we were able to switch some of our U.S. dollars to Korean Won. We also had Chinese food for breakfast. (It was actually a fruit platter bought at a Chinese restaurant but saying I had Chinese food for breakfast seems a little more interesting) Our plane didn't actually leave until about three and half hours after check in so we had some time to rest and FaceTime the grandparents.
They called families with small children to board first. Thankfully my kids fit in this category. We were lucky with our seat selections. Jack and James sat right in front of us. We were also just a couple rows away from the big screen T.V. The food was okay and we were served lunch shortly after take off. The kids really enjoyed getting to see these weird boxes of food. Gracie was glad when I told her since I didn't make it she didn't have to eat it if she didn't want to. She surprisingly ate almost everything and was so full she didn't even care about the chocolate cake.
We were able to watch four movies which helped with the nine hour countdown to Japan. We were served dinner before landing. It was just as good as the first and Gracie once again ate most of her food. Flying over Japan,James asked Jack if he had ever been to this country. Not missing a beat Jack replied with "No,but I have been to Florida." Oh the laughs we all got with that one. Flying over the country I came to the conclusion that Japan is just an island made up of mountains and rice paddy fields. When we deplaned we were placed in a holding area where there were crying babies,rude soldiers who had no knowledge of anyone being alive but themselves, and one stinking ladies restroom. To be continued...
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