Well, we have made it to the USA!
All things considered, the move went remarkably smoothly. We flew on 15 June 2010 and although the flight was named “Lufthansa”, it was actually a United flight. So a poor selection of movies and no free alcohol for our otherwise uneventful 9 hours in the sky. No one even stood up to scream, “We’re all gonna die!” in German, so you know, uneventful.
Not United Airlines
We were collected from O’Hare by Michi who was kind enough to volunteer to drive us around in his typical cheerful way. I was able to get a mobile phone from the office immediately which was great since we were almost 24 hours without a phone. That is not how things work in 2010 as you know. It was strange not being in immediate contact with anyone and not at all liberating as the hippies like to proclaim.
my new phone
After Jenn and the kids were dropped at the hotel, Michi drove me to pick up my amazing HHR which was waiting for me like a dark gray superhero chariot. It looked even better than I imagined and to drive it off the lot 3 hours after arriving in the country after 9 years of living abroad is the feeling that every communist longs for in his secret capitalist heart.
Since Jenn and the kids had never actually seen the house that we were scheduled to purchase the next day, we did a drive by before dinner. The house looked great and our first hours back in the USA were capped by an evening meal at Chipotle’s discussing who would get which room and where I could put amplifiers and drum kits. By 2pm the next day we were in our new house having our first non-German beer in some time in our awesome bar in the family room. The American Dream indeed...
up next...2000 miles of driving!
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