We've decided to go with Ethiopian Air. It flies out of DC straight to Addis.
Emirates sounded really good and was recommended by many people. But I'm confident that EA will be fine too, as long as it stays in the sky!! :)
We don't have EVERYTHING set in stone yet - but here is our flight itinerary -
Going to ET:
We leave March 8th from DC at 9:30am.
Stop in Rome to refuel...but do not de-plane.
Arrive in Addis Ababa, 8:30am - March 9th.
Total travel time: 15 hrs.
Returning home:
We leave March 12th from Addis at 10:15pm.
Stop in Rome to refuel...
Arrive in Washington DC at 7:35am.
Total travel time: 17hrs, 20 min.
WHOA. Seeing it all mapped out there makes me anxious! Anxious excited...and anxious nervous....a little of both.
See, I do not travel well. And to explain myself, perhaps I need to defend myself. ;)
Traveling didn't occur very much in my family growing up. Almost my ENTIRE family - both sides of the family, grandparents, cousins, etc...lived within a 30 minute radius from each other.
I actually can remember DRIVING to Canada, and thinking that those 7 hours were the LONGEST hours of my life!!! Silly Katie.
This was before DVD players in the car...or Nintendo DS or IPODs or wireless internet, so you have to cut me SOME slack!
If you've read my previous posts...you'll know I'm a horrible sleeper. I am TOTALLY over-thinking the sleep thing right now.
But I want to be on the 'top of my game' when I meet Megersa!
I want to be there for him and not be grouchy because I'm so tired - and I AM GROUCHY when I am tired.....ask Tim.
Plus, I HATE to wake up early. Early for me is before 7:30am. Honestly.
What's that? You think "that's nothing!" - well, shut it....it's early for me! :)
Tim and I are not morning people.
Before we had kids, we'd stay up till 2 in the morning, and then sleep in till 11am.
Sigh.
If I listed the specific things that contributed to my "over-thinking" I'm sure it would only make me think about it more. I just have to FOCUS ON THE PRIZE!
The rest will work itself out. I will not fall over from exhaustion, but I won't be rested. I'll get through it! :)
3 comments:
Yay! This has to be SO exciting for you guys! I'll be praying you won't be grouchy :))
Sometimes the anxiety that comes before a big trip, especially if you have not traveled, is worse than the actual thing. It is pretty grueling, but you have an amazing reason for flying and I'm sure that energy can sustain you. The trip home will be amazing since you will have your little chocolate prince, not to mention a little bit more work. You won't be able to think about how miserable the trip is while changing nappies, walking to sleep, rocking to sleep, and gazing at your new wonder. I'm so excited for you guys. Hope all goes well! Maybe try taking some sleeping pills, or cold medicine for the flight there.
erika
I thought of something I wanted to tell you...we bought the Baby Einstein First Signs dvd and that has really helped Ella communicate with us.
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