About a month ago, my family came to visit me for Christmas. We ended up having a wonderful time- going to hot springs, Christmas Eve service (in English!), and making a bbq chicken dinner (we're not fancy) on the 25th. But getting to that point too a lot of patience. You see, the padres thought they had a fool-proof plan: arrive from Detroit late on December 19, stay for 8 days, and leave early December 28. The only problem with this plan was that Ecuador wants passports to be good for 6 months past their return date, with theirs expiring in January. Call it the "if you gonna go to Ecuador, you need a passport valid for six months" rule.
The padres didn't know this, of course, until they were sitting in the Miami airport, waiting to board their flight to Quito Saturday afternoon. As the plane was boarding, they got the sad news that they would not be going to Ecuador that day; they needed new passports first. Fortunately, they were in Miami, one of 18 passport offices in the US (sorry to break it to you Mom, there is now one in Detroit). After a marathon session that included a hour and a half in the parking garage, they got their new passports Monday, and were able to secure a flight to Quito on Tuesday. Thus, their eight day trip was cut to five, which meant we had to cut some trips and cram the rest of everything into the remain days. All in all, it was a pretty good Christmas, as we were able to spend it together, checking out the library and cooking dinner together.
Inspirational songs for this post
"Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" by Bob Dylan
"If You're Gonna Play in Texas" by Alabama.
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