Oh this day has been too long...

As I stand here at the coloseum and all its grand excess I'm just ready for a nap.

Jessica I have learned is not a spur of the moment gal. Things must be planned to the detail. But I'm sure I'm just as much of a pain to deal with especially after the headache that started on the plane lingered until tonig and was a suck fest.
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Maybe our moods were because we lived through the plane ride from hell.

You know the main scoop from the atlanta airport and I believe I left off as we were boarding.

As we board the plane we get to our row 38 and there sit a couple. We showed them the tickets and reluctantly the man pulled out his sure that we were wrong only to see he does not know the number 7 from the 8. Even better the wrong people were in their seats. Oh who cars we said and took the seats two rows ahead. The we the first error. We should have made them move. It was a while to board the full fliight as we picked out the possible euros flying with us. And then we see him. There was a mom and her "precosius"sp?? son walking on the plane. That child was a terror in the airport brfore hand and now DAMIEN WAS ON THE PLANE. While just looking at him you. Know he's not a good kid.

Somehow he managed to be content.

That all ended in about 45 minutes. Damien sat sipping the second soda pop of the last 2 hrs. Along with the candy. Then IT happened. He changed from child to beast. The quite white noise hum of coach was replaced by a blood curdling scream. I know your asking how bad was it be we will get to the examples soon. At first as peoplegenerally do we all ignored it thinking oh he will settle down soon. .aybe its his ears. But no, an hour of punching and kicking the seats anywhere in the vacinity and throwing a full fledged kicking hammering layed out on the floor tempertantrum did no dimish his energy. It increased x10. the stewardess tried so hard to make things calmer but there was no winning. The impending dinner service meant time they could divote to this was limited. You don't wan unhappy and very hungery passangers ready to riot. The scrreaming began to increase as the food serving lagged to much for damien. In a hope to ease the grief the offered a free drink for everyone in coach.

Side nite tales from the seats near damien- one 18-21 year old guy was right behind damien. His solution- beer. As many as he was allowed to buy and his budget would afford.