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Yesterday started with an early rise of 5am to do a final weighing of my cases and breakfast with my parents. I barely found room in my packed cases for my insulin which was the final thing to be packed. My parents then drove me to London Heathrow for my 11:10 flight to Boston, MA. We were there a little early so I had my cases tagged and waited 10-15 minutes before dropping my bags off. I then said goodbye to my parents and made my way through the security line. I was expecting problems at security as I was taking several months worth of medication and needles though. It was painless though. They didn’t ask for my prescription or doctor’s letter or even ask me to remove my shoes or laptop from its case.

I boarded flight BA213 at about 10:40 and found my seat. It was at least 95 degrees in the aircraft! Apparently the APU was broken and therefore there was to be cold air until the pilot turned the engine on before push back. We were then left waiting for an hour while ground crew were involved in putting out a nearby vehicle fire. The sweat was pouring down peoples faces as they fanned themselves with the B747 emergency foldout. I asked the air hostess for some ice for my insulin which I was given.

On the aircraft I met a lovely Italian lady called Anna and her son Carlo. They were on route from Italy back to Boston and were very friendly. Amazingly the lady met her husband (another Italian) in Boston 48 years ago and found out soon after that he came from her hometown in Italy and went to school with her brother! It’s a small word! I spent quite a bit of the flight talking to them both, it made the flight a lot more interesting than usual.

The flight was a little late arriving at Boston due to the delays in London and a last minute change of runway. I made my way through immigration with ease. The immigration officer didn’t remember how to process a K-1 visa so she called for help. She took my I-129F petition and stamped it, she also stamped my I-94 landing form and passport. I also had my picture taken and fingerprints done. She didn’t ask me any questions as I think she was more concerned with processing my visa correctly!

After clearing customs I met Meghan at arrivals and we got a cab back to her car and drove up to Plaistow, NH. On arrival we dumped the cases, unpacked my medication and went to Wal-Mart to buy some toiletries. After that we went to the Longhorn Steakhouse for a really tasty filet steak with blue cheese dressing and a few coronas.

So day 1 is over! Today we are going to sign on the new apartment, go outlet shopping, meet with the wedding photographer and then travel up to York, Maine to stay with her aunts before driving up to Booth Bay in the morning.