The Arenson's Are Home

Hello everyone, Feb . 7, 2008

We are happy to say that we are home from Taiwan! After our Tuesday morning AIT appt., Bella's visa was ready at 11:30 a.m. We left for the airport at 1:30 & flew out at 6:20 p.m. After an 11 hour flight to L.A., we went through customs where Bella became a U.S. citizen. By the way, she slept for about 8 hours of the 11 hour flight. Our excitement was short-lived when we found out that our flight from L.A. to Chicago was cancelled. The weather all around the country caused many flights to be cancelled. They told us we were re-booked on the 6:00 a.m. flight Wednesday morning. We got a hotel room & went to bed. We checked out of the hotel at 3:30 a.m. & went to the airport. We were very nervous that our flight would be cancelled yet again because of the snowstorm in Chicago. Luckily, we left on schedule & flew into snowy Chicago at 12:30 p.m. We had to be one of the last flights to arrive at O'Hare. My brothers Tom & Pat, Mom & Mia were there to greet us.

We are adjusting well, just very tired. Bella was not too crazy about the dogs, but she is getting used to them. She loves to watch Mia dance around. Even with all the frustration & anxiety of the last 10 days, we still know that we brought home the best souvenir ever!

Lori & Marc