McCarty, party of 3, if you are not at gate E26 in the next five minutes, your seats will be given to standby!" This is what we heard when rounding the corner of the E concourse in Atlanta. We ALMOST missed our flight to Tokyo! I was running with Bella (35 pounds) and a BIG bag on my left shoulder...my left arm was numb and my hands were shaking when we got to the gate. Jonathan had to run with a bright pink carry on suitcase, his "man purse", and the stroller. We didn't even have time to put Bella in it.
The flight from Atlanta to Tokyo was 14 hours and Bella slept on and off for about 5 hours....she just couldn't get comfy. The rest of the time she watched videos, played games and screamed at the top of her lungs. Jonathan got a little sleep and I got about 30 min total sleep.
When we arrived in Tokyo, we had to go through customs and that took about an hour. When we got to our gate, they were boarding the plane...so we got right on and off we went. The flight to Singapore was 7 hours and Bella slept about 2 of those and then screamed the rest...needless to say, Jonathan and I got no sleep on that flight :)
At the Singapore airport, we went right through customs and got our passports stamped. It took two carts for our 10 bags of luggage and then we were greeted by our friends. Christine and Chad and Larry and Keri were there to get us. They brought us back to our apartment and we all got some much needed rest.
Day 1: Woke up at noon....ate lunch at McDonald's....walked around mall...took Bella to the playground...unpacked....ate dinner at a local restaurant....Bella was asleep by 9:00.
Day 2: We got up early and had coffee. Jonathan went to the gym, of course, and then we hit the town. We walked to Orchard Rd. and attempted to ride the MRT..it took us several times just to figure out how to get to the tram. Once we got there, we couldn't even get on because it was packed like sardines. We navigated our way back out and went to find lunch...I couldn't decide so we had Subway :)
We came back to the apartment and took Bella to play and then went to the grocery store in the mall. Bella fell asleep in her stroller and then slept another hour when we got back. We had dinner at our friends house (Chad and Christine) and Bella got to see Kerrington and Mackenzie...they had a blast!! Bella fell asleep in the taxi on the way back.
We are all doing well and getting adjusted. We thank everyone for sending up prayers for our safe arrival here :)
Here are some pics I've taken:
The flight from Atlanta to Tokyo was 14 hours and Bella slept on and off for about 5 hours....she just couldn't get comfy. The rest of the time she watched videos, played games and screamed at the top of her lungs. Jonathan got a little sleep and I got about 30 min total sleep.
When we arrived in Tokyo, we had to go through customs and that took about an hour. When we got to our gate, they were boarding the plane...so we got right on and off we went. The flight to Singapore was 7 hours and Bella slept about 2 of those and then screamed the rest...needless to say, Jonathan and I got no sleep on that flight :)
At the Singapore airport, we went right through customs and got our passports stamped. It took two carts for our 10 bags of luggage and then we were greeted by our friends. Christine and Chad and Larry and Keri were there to get us. They brought us back to our apartment and we all got some much needed rest.
Day 1: Woke up at noon....ate lunch at McDonald's....walked around mall...took Bella to the playground...unpacked....ate dinner at a local restaurant....Bella was asleep by 9:00.
Day 2: We got up early and had coffee. Jonathan went to the gym, of course, and then we hit the town. We walked to Orchard Rd. and attempted to ride the MRT..it took us several times just to figure out how to get to the tram. Once we got there, we couldn't even get on because it was packed like sardines. We navigated our way back out and went to find lunch...I couldn't decide so we had Subway :)
We came back to the apartment and took Bella to play and then went to the grocery store in the mall. Bella fell asleep in her stroller and then slept another hour when we got back. We had dinner at our friends house (Chad and Christine) and Bella got to see Kerrington and Mackenzie...they had a blast!! Bella fell asleep in the taxi on the way back.
We are all doing well and getting adjusted. We thank everyone for sending up prayers for our safe arrival here :)
Here are some pics I've taken:
View from our apartment
Our Kitchen
Another view of kitchen
Inside the washer
Washer and dryer
Playground
Ion Mall
Another view of Ion Mall
it looks awesome! what a wonderful time you will have! I can't wait to see it all in person!! I love ya'll!!
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