I'm already thinking "there's no place like home" and I've been back in the United States for less than 3 days.
The flight from the Philippines to the United States, stopping in Guam, Hawaii, and Texas was a long and boring trip. 28+ hours of boring. I had to change planes in Guam and Texas, but still had to debark and re-embark in Honolulu, Hawaii due to some stupid customs regulation (and all I had with me was a carry-on).
I arrived after 11:30 am on Monday, missing my wife's first appointment (for the cyst) by an hour. Thank goodness she only had to have it drained and not surgically removed. She and her cousin's husband picked me up at the airport.
We stopped by the bank to add me to her checking account and then we went to IHOP for dinner. Airline food is horrible and there isn't enough of it. I was starved and I wanted to make sure my wife had a good dinner before her surgery on Tuesday. Finally, since I didn't sleep on the planes (I never do), I conked out at her cousin's house at about 4 pm, not waking until 4 am.
At 10:00 am on Tuesday, my wife had her tonsils removed. It took about 45 minutes for the surgery — the doctor came to the waiting room to talk to me — and she was in the recovery room for 2 more hours. Due to her pain medication, she's been sleeping a lot since yesterday, but she's doing fine. Her deductible is $1000, which I'll be paying once my PayPal withdrawals hit the bank.
My "cousin-in-law's" computer is a piece of shiitake and it's my fault. I'm the one who gave it to her 2 years ago. I used it as a headless server and it really wasn't designed to be used as a desktop. It seems to work for her though, so I guess it isn't all bad. Anyway, since it's in her bedroom, I'll have to wait until the room is unoccupied in order to use it again. We'll be getting over to my parents' house on Friday or Saturday and I don't know what's in store for us there.
Anyway, I'll post updates as the need arises.
