Layover in Denver

Yesterday the day that Dan and I packed up and headed out to Missouri. Ten days with family! Our plane tickets were bought a while back, and we have been counting down the months, weeks, days, and hours. We have not seen the family since December, and that is far too long. Back in Missouri, so much has changed that I have missed. Mom and dad have moved into a new house, I have gained a new foster sister, my brother has a serious girlfriend, they got a dog. All this has happened and I have been away at school. With that, you can just imagine our excitement to load up and head out! 

Dan and I flew out of Salt Lake City, Utah. It was our first time to fly together, so we were thrilled. I mean, what is better than having a travel buddy! The flight went well and we made it there with much time to spare. And then came the interesting part. From Salt Lake, we arrived in Denver. By the time we landed in Denver, it was a about 10:30pm. Surprisingly, the airport was not too busy. So, we were able to quickly make it to our next place. We needed to take the flight from Denver to Kansas City. 

It was there that we had a layover....for TEN HOURS! At first, we thought that it was going to be a fun experience. It was pretty late at night and we pretty much were the only ones in the airport. Yay! So, we found a good spot to sit and we talked for a little while. We then read a little from the books we brought (The HALO series...that is another story). Then we watched a movie on my laptop. Talked some more. And, at that point, it was after midnight and we were exhausted. 

We decided that it was time to rest up! We looked around for a decent place to rest, but could not find any. All that the Denver airport offers are hard chairs will metal armrest. It was kind of awful. We tried sleeping on the floor, thinking that it would be more comfortable there. It was probably just as comfortable as the chairs, but I was nervous to lay down there! A couple of minutes before we decided to rest, Dan found a HUGE bug on the floor and we did not kill it. My luck, it was going to come and haunt me in my sleep. I was not willing to take that chance. 

So, Dan and I tried and tried to sleep but we just could not get comfortable. On top of that, we found that the airport does its' cleaning late at night. Oh, joy! With that, there were workers driving around in there machines that would beep! It was ridiculous. With all of this being said, let me tell you, Dan and I are presently running on like ZERO sleep. Right now it is about 7:30 am. Our flight for Missouri does not even board for another hour. I do not even know how I am awake right now. I do not know how I am functioning. I feel a little delusional. I feel like I am going to fall on my face. Fun times. 

But we are excited to be in Missouri! We are excited to see family! They make this sleep deprivation all worth it! :)