After. 8 hours in the air, we landed and had a brief layover in Paris. We hung out in the Air France lounge. Another benefit of flying business class. The lounge has all types of food and drinks, free magazines (but they were all in French), spa, showers and great spaces to just hang out. Once we got on the aircraft I noticed the difference in the chairs. These are more comfortable...there is a space underneath the chair in front of me where I can put my fe...

Settling in to First Class - it's pretty sweet! There is enough leg room to really stretch out and I was so excited to play with all the fun gadgets! I have my own TV with remote and a ton of movie options, a reclining massage chair with down pillows and blanket! It is very comfortable! We sat on the Tarmac for about an hour while the plane was de-iced and the runway cleared. It was cool watching a convoy of 20 snowplows cruise down the road. Finally lifted...

I did it! My bags are packed and I even had some time to spare! The limo driver showed up on time and Rachel and I made it to the airport with no traffic or hassles of any kind! It's nice that we get to fly Business Class...we had priority bag handling and check in so getting through security was a breeze. I was a little stressed when I first woke up and realized I had forgotten my computer. Thank God for friends at work! Barry had to meet me in the parking...

9:16 p.m. Polar Vortex??? It is so cold out side that it feels like little needles are prickling my face when I take my cute puppy Bailey out for a walk. The left over coffee in my mug on the way to work was frozen when I jump in the car to head home and we just recieved a call from the school district cancelling schools because of how dangerously cold it is outside. This is winter in Minnesota where the temperature is -22 with the wind chill. I'm two days ...