In doing some straightening up of the mess that is my "office" I came across some scribbled notes written while in flight on our way from Ohio, United States to Delhi, India. Thought it interesting to share with you. 'Twas my honest feelings then ...
5:57 EST, Thursday 16 July 2009
Oh holy s***. What have we done?
We are flying ... just have gone from amber waves of grain ... multi-colored squares of farmland .. winding roads and highways with not much traffic. Everything we know.
We've now crossed over and are now hovering far above the blue of the ocean. There is no longer any reference point as everything is just endless shades of teal, blue and green waters.
No way to judge how close we are to our halfway point. No way to tell the littles how much farther from daddy we are.
I keep saying "why not" when people ask about our move to India. Now, I honestly wonder "why the hell?"
After watching my children be nearly 100% resilient through this entire process and knowing that I am flying through this thing relatively unscathed, I am certain that this is going to be ok. I just don't know how long it will take to get to "normal."
I'm listening to Mia greet our flight attendant with a very sweet "Namaste" ... almost a whisper ... complete with a slight bow and folded hands at her chest. Does this little girl know what comes next?
9:03 Delhi Time Friday
We can see the lights of Delhi and there never again in our family's history will be anticipation like this. I've tried to give fair warning to Terran about the shock that is going to accost him when we get off of this plane. I've tried to explain to the littles that as soon as we leave our cush and overstuffed airplane seats, that everything changes. Holy Cow.
All along our journey the past 24 hours, people have been visibly shocked to learn that (1) we are not simply vacationing in India and (2) we CHOSE this. When I explain that my husband is not military or embassy, we get blank stares and a response something like "then WHY would you do this?" Are we really that crazy?
Gulp.
My heart just sank a million miles to the floor, the landing gear is out.
Life will never be the same. I hope I can proudly say the same about myself and my character after Delhi has welcomed us to its streets.
