Dec. 29, 2011 - We say "good-bye" to Houston

We packed our bags in the rental car and headed to Bush International Airport.  It takes a lot of luggage when you're moving to a new country and won't see the rest of your stuff for six weeks!  Greer took a picture of the bags loaded into the car and on the luggage cart.  We had 6 suitcases and 5 duffle bags, plus we each had a backpack and Drew, of course, had his stuffed briefcase.

 

When we arrived at the airport, we got to visit the United Club lounge. 

We boarded the plane for our 14-hour trip to Tokyo, Japan.  Exxon pays for us to fly in Business First!  Good food, seats that lay flat, and our own TV's with loads of on-demand stuff - Cooper was in heaven.  The only problem with the non-stop entertainment was that neither Cooper nor Greer slept very much on the flight.  They both fell asleep about 20 minutes before we landed.

Japanese word of the day:  sayōnara  (click to hear pronunciation) means "good-bye"