Longest Day of My Life

Prepare yourselves! This is a VERY long post because it is filled with 2 VERY busy days!

Ta da!!!  I made it! I cannot believe day 1 is already behind me.  The past 2 days or so I have been in 2 airplanes, 3 airports, and 2 countries on 2 completely different continents. Not to mention 2 hemispheres which means 2 different seasons.  But if we are being honest the seasons don't really feel any different because I left an 80+ degree summer to come to an 80+ degree winter. HA! Suck it New England!

But seriously, I am lucky to have made it here without any major glitches.  I am pretty sure a lot of NH and MA got quite the bitch slap by little miss Irene and I really hope that everyone is safe and those of you that still don't have power get it back soon! I know that Logan Airport was closed yesterday among others.  Its a good thing Irene didn't have the balls to mess with my itinerary. That's all i have to say about that. And thank you Edi for asking me to schedule my flight to arrive in Brazil on a Sunday!!

Highs/Lows of the travel days? Lets review.
-Thank you mom for driving me to airport and spending my last few hours in the US with me!
-Also thank you for not letting my freak out when my suitcases were over the 70lb weight limit. We would have had to pay $200 until this very nice American Airlines employee told us not to worry about it and waived the fee! THANK YOU RANDOM STRANGER! (That was after we tried to stuff as much of my stuff in my carry on as possible. I'll blame my back problem later in life on this event)
-My flight from Beantown was only delayed 40mins so I was free and clear on that flight except for having to sit by the window next to a rather rude couple who knew nothing about personal space. I cannot tell you how many times I was bumped/nudged by that woman.  But honestly, nothing was going to ruin my mood.  I was at least ON the flight to Miami!
-Got to Miami and had plenty of time to hang out. Called Edi and was even able to get him on Skype and talk to him that way for a few minutes to let him know I would be on time. The time went by fast and next thing I knew we were boarding.  Thanks again mom for upgrading my seat to an exit row so I had no seats in front of me and I was on an aisle for the 8+ hours! Sweet!  We did have a bit of a delay getting off the runway because we had to wait for some luggage.  I really didnt mind because if it was my luggage we were waiting for, I would GLADLY sit.
-Bada Bing Bada Bang Bada Boom! 8 hours later I was landing in Brazil. This flight was probably the only part of the trip that didn't feel like it was going by fast. Quite the opposite. 8 hours felt like about 20 and I only slept about 2 of that. But whatever, I was here!

BRAZIL!!!!  I got off the plane, through the customs line, got my luggage (which was just as hard as I imagined. I need to lift some weights the next time I plan on lifting 80+lbs by myself.) and made it thought the gate. I only panicked for a second when I didn't see Edi right in front of my face. I started trying to remember all the Portuguese I know in case I actually had to ask for help or try to use a phone. But low and behold right past the first group of people was Edi!!

Now here is what I was not prepared for. I didn't realize I would be so NERVOUS to see Edi. I was literally sick to my stomach. I don't know why but I just was. So, this was not at all the reunion you would imagine after not seeing your boyfriend for 4 months. There was no slow motion running, no beautiful music, no jumping into his arms etc, etc, etc...  After my entire day of traveling by myself and finally seeing the one person I had been waiting to see for months EVERYTHING hit me.  I felt nervous, anxious, exhausted, sick, hot, and sooo many other things that it was all I could do to walk over, give him a hug and a kiss and say hi.  I think he could tell I had pretty much shut down because he just said hi, he missed me and then grabbed my bags for me.  His aunt and uncle had come with him so I said hi to them too.  I then proceeded to not say a single word the entire 2 hour car ride to his house.  Fairytale reunion? I think not, but hey that's how life goes right?

We got to his house and his family was there. I said hi, I saw the "Welcome Janet" signs posted around the house (love this) and we brought all my crap in.  I was thakful that his family just each said hi and gave me a quick hug and left me alone because I don't think I could have handled a bunch of people right then. Next, I took a shower, ate some lunch, and took a nap and felt completely rejuvinated! This is good because i was awakened from my nap by Edi's cousins BANGING on the door because they had just arrived and they wanted to say hi.

I had forgotten how uncomfortable it is to be in a group of people that don't speak your language and you pretty much don't speak thiers either. Everyone was sitting in a circle outside and I joined them. I felt a bit like a circus act because these were his younger cousins(18-20 most of them) and I think they get a kick out of asking me to say things in Portuguese and seeing if I will actually say it, etc, etc, etc... They really are nice to me and I know they like me and they don't mean any harm because I know they have never been in this position and don't know what it feels like to be this person. I'm a pretty good sport so I usually laugh along but I just wasn't in the mood yesterday. I excused myself and went to unpack some more of my stuff.  It is frustrating to me because I know that a lot of Edi's family members have the same sense of humor that I do and they are a lot of fun and I would love to join in that fun if only I KNEW THE LANGUAGE!! All well, I will get there eventually and then those boys won't know what hit em!

So the rest of the night was pretty low key. Most everyone left and it was just Edi's immediate family and me hanging out outside people watching.  I am always most comfortable with his parents and siblings because they don't hassle me. They just let me sit and listen and if I want to join in I can.

Today I am just hanging out. Unpacking, organizing, and realizing that there is not enough space for both of our stuff. Everyone is at either work or school except for his mom and I. It is 90 degrees today so I'll be spending most of my time inside. I have a nice relaxing day ahead of me and that sounds like just what I need! Talk to you all soon!