Immigration officer: "What do you do for a living ma'am?"
Well, I survived the 13.5 hour Shanghai to Chicago flight in coach with no hint of DVTs (I was good and did my foot exercises) and after an hour delay at good ole O'Hare airport, I made it to Denver around midnight... all to have the immigration guy ask what I was doing over in China and me having to say: My husband works for Dell and I'm a....housewife. Geesh, I couldn't even tell him I clean the house or cook dinner on a regular basis. What no kids to take care of either?? ...and you have a maid? What kind of housewife am I - not even a very good one. Now I almost went into my spiel about - I'm trying to start a new business service and do you want to see my business cards on a "pseudo-company" I have not registered or paying taxes on?? I figured I'd end up in a much longer line and given a new outfit - a pantsuit with stripes - and then they would give me the real job of picking up trash along some highway - so I sucked it up and said I'm in China - along for the ride ya know.
Can I say that jet lag from the other side of the world sucks. I don't care how good that ambien/benadryl cocktail sounded. Alas, my weiner dogs remembered me and have helped me out by snuggling up next to me at night, and uh, mid-morning and mid-afternoon. :) Although during my precious waking hours, I have done a decent job of stocking up while I'm here. I think in 3 days I have cleared out Target and the outlet malls in Denver and have already purchased 6 pairs of shoes (glad my husband doesn't read this blog too often)... I guess that means I really shouldn't try to extend my trip so I can head back "home" for work to pay for this stuff.
I can't believe how big my nieces have gotten - can't wait for the return trip in August to see them all again and then the other two in Flagstaff!!! They grow up so fast!
Shout out a couple days early, but who knows how the internet connection will be in the Baillie househould - Happy Birthday Ann on Wednesday! I already reminded Will to not forget to call you. :)
4 Comments:
You must be jetlagged.
The posting says Tuesday March 6th, AND TODAY IS STILL MARCH 5TH.
Welcome back, Tracy!
Hi Tracy,
Your "psuedo weinie dog" is curled up in my lap as I type this (sorry I couldn't sign in. I keep forgetting my password). I thought I would check your blog to see if you were missing us all over here....sniff, sniff...we miss you! But it sounds like you are getting tons of puppy love at home and having tons of fun. Buying out Target was my first plan of attack too. You did better than I did with the Immigration Officer. I just kept staring at him with this sick grin on my face and repeated, "I'm so happy to be home. I'm so happy to be home. I'm so happy to be home." They held off with the cavity search until I got to the Canadian border.
You so funny mary. I was waiting for you to tell me you were wearing ruby slippers as well.
And Chris...I guess my blog site is still in China time - is it worth going back and changing it for a couple weeks - hmmmm.... I've gotten lazy in my life of leisure...
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