Welcome Home Daniel!

So many great things have happened since my last post! My little brother Daniel was due to come home from his mission at 8:40 PM on January 23rd. We all went through the whole day tracking his planes through the layovers like real-live stalkers and we were all SO excited! He had his last layover in Salt Lake City, Utah where my sister, Diane, lives and she was waiting to join him for the last leg of his flight from SLC to Ontario. BUT the inversion layer rolled in and they both got SMOGGED in. No planes were coming or going from the Salt Lake airport. SMOG??? In Utah??? Whaaaa??? So, I didn't know that was an issue there, but live and learn, I suppose! : ) They called and told us that the flight had been officially cancelled around 7:40 PM. We were WAY bummed. Daniel and Diane immediately got in line to book a new flight. The next flight from SLC to Ontario wasn't until Monday, which was 3 days away! The rest of my siblings and I were in a crazy panic. There was even talk of a trip up to Utah. If he couldn't come to us, we would go to him. My parents told Daniel and Diane to book a flight that would come in anywhere from San Diego to Vegas. Fortunately, they found a flight that flew into John Wayne Airport in Orange County the next morning around 9 AM. So, the next morning, we headed out there to get him. One bummer was that some of the people that were going to come to the airport were unable to come. It was rainy and cold weather and so far away. My aunt and uncle said that they weren't going to be able to make it, but when we got to the airport they were already there. It was a great surprise! We even walked right past their car in the parking garage and didn't even notice! Anyways, the plane landed safely and on-schedule and we had a great reunion! Later that day, a bunch of the family went to dinner at El Torito. It was really a great day and it's been awesome to have him back!