The Flight




 Today we fly from Chattanooga to Charlotte to JFK to Delhi. May is very excited to spend the next 26 hours straight hanging out with her mom. In close proximity. Very close. She painted a pretty amazing koi fish on my duffel bag so I don’t embarrass myself by grabbing someone else’s navy duffle bag. They all look alike.

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