OK .... OK. There was this one time when a certain roommate figured out that she had thrown out her return ticket to Newark, but why bring it up now? After all, Lufthansa knew who was in our group. We did make it onto the plane and everything did turn out all right, even though it did take us a little while to chill out, Lisa!
Armed once again with Benadryl, I slept during the entire flight home. It was a little bit of a shame, considering that there were some wonderful in-flight movies to choose from, but the plane ride certainly went by quickly! We arrived at Newark airport thrilled to be back in America, where all the signs were in English first, but already missing the wonderful experiences we had while in France.
I was happy to be home for many reasons. I was looking forward to getting together with my friends and sharing my stories. I was even looking forward to getting back to work at Barnes and Noble! But most of all, I was looking forward to seeing my family. My parents had intended to come on the trip again this year, but due to family circumstances, they were forced to withdraw from the trip. I missed not having them with me; they would have loved France. But hopefully, with the memories and pictures I brought home, it will feel as though they had been there!
To say that driving away from everyone, having returned to the Saints Simon and Jude parking lot was sad, is to state the obvious, but it wasn't goodbye. I knew that a week later, we would be seeing each other again as we gave our return concert. I do have to say that I really was looking forward to sleeping in my own bed again!
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