Our outbound flight from Seattle to Dublin on Aer Lingus on September 14th at 6:50 PM arriving in Dublin on Friday September 15th at 11:45 AM. We are sandwiched in our seats by our youngest and our oldest with their wonderful spouses!
Our homebound flight from Dublin to Seattle on Tuesday September 26th at 3:10 PM arriving in Seattle on the same day at 5:05 PM.
We went through customs in Dublin which made things so easy when we arrived in Seattle. We picked up our luggage and shuttled to our cars and got on our familiar roads driving on the comfortable side of road for us. Our vehicle made it’s way to a familiar Mexican restaurant for a comfort meal before arriving at our son’s home for the night. Our daughter and hubby headed straight home to be reunited with their cats!
We basked in the memories of a most wonderfully blessed trip with so many ‘wow’ moments to remember and share. We thank our God for His special care over all of us every day and for now especially the days we enjoyed in Ireland and England.
On Wednesday morning still working on Dublin time Dear and I packed up our vehicle and started on our 5+ hour journey over the mountains and home again home again jiggety jig. When we arrived in Spokane (an hour and a half south from our home) we did our usual ‘petrol’ stop at Costco ($4.55 per gallon not liters). A quick stop in the warehouse store for a few items and on the road again reaching home at 1 pm. Our Colville kids prepared a welcome home meal for us that waited for us upon our arrival. They made Greg’s famous Tomato Rice Soup and Jamie baked an amazing fresh loaf of bread to accompany the soup. Perfect for us to enjoy after our long journey. Thank you to all our kids who made this trip special from beginning to end.
Funny note: I sent the photo of me sitting and enjoying my soup and bread to our kids and our granddaughter asked why we were eating on the couch! Oops, I’ve got a lot of explaining to do. Our Grands are being raised proper.
Now that we are home I’m looking forward to those special hugs from our Grands…soon!!
I’ll need a few days to catch up with Pacific Coast time before I can make my rounds to visit. Happy Autumn to all of you!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
So thankful you were able to enjoy such a memorable trip and are safely back home. The Lord is good.
…good luck with your jet lag.
Glad you made it home safely. Sounds like you had an amazing time. Looking forward to hearing more. B x
So thankful you made it home safely! Such a wonderful trip!! I would love the recipe for the tomato rice soup . . . if he is willing to share!!
Lisa, I’ll post the recipe tomorrow. 🙂
Welcome home!
They really pack them in on those planes. I vaguely remember planes being less full or less tiny or less…something. Were they?
The trip home sounds wonderful as well! What a blessing to be able to take trips like this. I can definitely see a difference in the faces on the two flights: you’re much more giddy on the trip there! 🙂 Welcome home!
Hello,
Welcome home, it nice to see all those smiling faces on the plane home.
I know you had a great trip! Take care, have a great day!
Welcome home – seemed like you just left. I bet it went really fast for you all.
Welcome home, Ellen! How very special to spend all that time together as a family. Love the explaining you have to do to the grands—so cute!
All caught up! These postcards are so entertaining. 😉 Glad you’ve had a safe journey to Dublin. Thank God for His protection and that now you all are safely home. Thanks for sharing this memorable trip, Ellen!
Love this – “We basked in the memories of a most wonderfully blessed trip with so many ‘wow’ moments to remember and share. We thank our God for His special care over all of us every day and for now especially the days we enjoyed in Ireland and England.”
Why are you eating on the couch!?😄