
Home Sweet Home
Sorry about not having a post yesterday, but we didn't get home until 2:30 am.
Monday 7-7-25 Flying Home
Larry woke me up about 7:30 so I could finish packing. We took a shower and then had breakfast. After finishing packing we said good-bye to the Marriott Hotel. We had five fabulous days dancing at the 42nd IAGSDC Convention.
Anita from the Fun Tour
We walked a few blocks to catch BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to get to the airport. It was a challenge. We asked the assistant about the system. Larry had downloaded the application the night before. He showed the assistant what he did but it didn't work. The gentleman said we could purchase a ticket from a machine if we had cash. It was very hard to figure out how much money it cost to get to the airport and how to get the pass. A young lady was next to us and needed a couple of dollars. Larry gave her the money. Once she got her pass she assisted us and told us how the machine worked. It cost $12.00 plus another $3 for the card. Larry put the money in and got the pass. Then he did it again for my pass. We were ready to go. I made a mistake when I scanned the pass and didn't get through the gate. The agent was gone so we couldn't get help. So I put another $20.00 in the machine and got another pass. We don't live in the bay area so I have $5.00 on the pass I will never use. It cost us $50.00. BART was very loud underground but when it came above ground it was a little quieter. It made a few stops before it got to the airport. BART was very fun and fast. I had to chase my bag because I forgot to hold to it. BART is the way to get back and forth from the airport.

BART
We were at the airport by 10:00 and our flight wasn't until 12:30 California time, which is 2:30 Texas time. We had to wait in line to go through security for awhile because it was very busy. Sometimes they had to stop the conveyor to double check an item or two. Today we had to take all our electronics out of the bag and lay them flat in a tote, but we didn't have to take off our shoes. We even had to take off our hats. Once we got through security and we put the electronics back in the bag were on the road to our gate. At the gate we relaxed for a few hours before our flight. Larry went and bought a chicken sandwich, fries and a drink. We were delayed for 40 minutes due to bad weather in Dallas.
When we got to Dallas the agent at our gate said the flight was full. We would need to go to customer assistance. While we were waiting in line Larry checked the website and American Airlines showed the later flight was full and all the flights on Tuesday were full. If this was true we were planing to rent a car to get to Killeen Airport. The lady who helped us said she could get us on the next flight at 11:15, which was three hours away. On the way to the gate we stopped at McDonald's for dinner. It has been years since we sat down and ate at a McDonald's. Then we went to the gate and waited. This flight was delayed because of a maintenance problem. We finally left at 1:30, the flight was only a half hour flight. We arrived at the Killeen Airport and there was hardly anyone there. I think this was the last flight.
I was glad to be home I hadn't felt good all day and wore a mask because I had a cough.
Tuesday 7-8-25 Tested Positive for COVID
I woke up feeling bad. Larry wasn't feeling well either. I had most of the symptoms of COVID. I had a fever, chills, cough, muscle pains and sore throat. I decided to take a test. We had kits from when the government was giving them out. We had to use a few of them before we could get the right amount of liquid for the test. It didn't take five minutes before it came back and said I was positive for COVID.
When we were going to attend the convention we knew the chances of catching Covid were high. In square dancing you are close to each other and there is lots of hugging.
We have been very lucky, this is the first time we have had COVID. We are up to date on the vaccinations.
I did play one game of Pirate's Plunder on the Bounce Arcade. I was tired and I had only played for 20 minutes. I earned a silver Trophy and defeated my enemies once and got two Jolly Rogers.
Pirate's Plunder
I ended up playing the Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong for the day. I did played the event, which was Event: Experts Only Mini of 5 games. I only solved four of the games. It took me 1 hour, 6 minutes and 12 seconds before I gave up. I got stuck on the Free Cell. I still came in 23rd place in my group.
In the evening we watched The Martian out of our movies collection. When Larry went to bed I watched Mary Poppins starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.