Monday, back from Edinburgh… late. Flight delayed significantly due to weather at Gatwick airport. Our second Hello Fresh box arrived late in the evening.
Tuesday we had HF dinner late. Also received a call from my aunt Mary – my grandmother is passing.
My grandmother passed at 2PM EDT on Wednesday. I changed my flights to be home for the wake and funeral. I kept my return for 9/7.
Thursday was my travel day
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I hated this flight.
- The Dublin airport now has US Passport/Customs control. I was able to use Global Entry, but my bag needed to get photographed prior for them letting me move forward. And of course, it wasn’t there. I wanted to grab a bite before boarding, but by the time they released me, boarding had begun.
- After
- Going through security at AMS (and a full pat-down)
- Going through Security at the US clearance
- Waiting forever through Customs, even though I am a member of Global Entry,
Aer Lingus singled me out and took me aside and treated me like a criminal. The had me (and just me) open my carry-on bag and power on every single electronic device.
Needless to say, this is the last time I’m taking Aer Lingus.
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I arrived at Terminal E and breezed through to baggage claim. Wasn’t the last bag for a change. Got picked up by Julie and headed to Melrose. The car I was borrowing needed new brakes, so I was unable to leave Melrose until 5 – making it a 2 hr traffic-filled commute to RI.
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Mom’s health is deteriorating. She can barely walk or use her fingers. If this keeps up, she won’t be able to live alone.
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My HS friend came to the wake, and come to find out, the annual Woodman’s trip was planned for Saturday evening. So after the funeral, we spent some time at Steve’s, then we drove to Essex and Woodman’s.
Sunday, we drove back to Melrose, had lunch at Papagayo on Rt 1, ran an errand at CVS, then went home. After looking for items in the attic, I drove her to the airport.
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Delta was going to be my next go-to airline, but they too treated Kathryn like a criminal because she had no return trip planned to the US. WTF is wrong with these airlines?
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Slept in Melrose on Sunday. Wasn’t feeling well, so skipped dinner.
Restaurants Visited
Riviera Inn (E Providence)
Papagayo (Saugus)