We left Sydney on Wednesday at 2 p.m. and got into Dallas on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Go figure! But after a great 15 hour flight to Dallas and a short flight to Huntsville, we are home again!
We really did have a great flight because of a great flight attendant with Qantas. I won't call names, but you know who you are! We had booked exit row seats and as we were settling in, I stopped an attendant and asked where our TV monitors were. She looked at me very seriously and said, "oh, with those seats, you don't get a TV!". Then she quickly pushed a button between the seats and raised it up. She later told me the expression on my face was priceless! That began a great new friendship. Right after take off, she asked what we wanted to drink and Richard asked for two glasses of red wine. The other attendants were busy preparing a "welcome aboard" drink that looked like pink lemonade. She quickly came back with a bottle of wine. She looked around at the attendants and the pink stuff and said "you don't want any of that slop, I brought you an entire bottle from first class...I'll just put it here and you can let me know when you want more". Did I mention a new best friend?
Every time she walked by, she seemed to be giving us something else. After the wine, came packs of M&Ms and two bottles of water. After dinner, she came by with two plates of cheese, crackers, and figs along with a glass of Port and a glass of Cointreau; oh and then there was the vanilla bean ice cream. An hour or so later, two twix bars, more blankets and pillows. During the night I got a tour of upstairs. She wanted to show me the best seats on the jumbo jet. At sunrise, we got two new pairs of Qantas pajamas and two first class leather amenity kits that were designed by SK-2. Then, shortly before landing, here comes a duty free bag with not one, but two bottles of Australian wine. I'm so glad we checked all our luggage and had an almost empty carry on! We exchanged emails with hopes to see each other again. We hope she comes for a visit to Alabama!
So, we finally got home last night! Life is good!
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