Day One: July 2 and 3 - part 2

Part 2: ♪♪♪ “Fat guy in a little airplane seat” ♪♪♪

The passport dilemma is dealt with.  We are on our way.  We have two planes that we will take to get to Italy.  The first will get us to Toronto and the second will be a larger plane to Rome, Italy.  The first plane ride will be about an hour and a half, while the second plane ride will be over seven hours. 

When we check in at the airport, Sheena and I are given seats across from each other in the aisle, while on the Toronto to Italy flight we are given seats together but in the middle of the four seat row.  So neither is the best, but both Sheena and I are optimistic and just happy to be getting underway.

Okay, so we need a movie reference break here.  Hopefully, you have seen the movie Tommy Boy with

Chris Farley, because as I am coming down the plane isle in Regina, the scene with Chris Farley singing “Fat guy in a little coat” starts playing in my head.  I see my seat and seated in the window seat is a big 300 pound red headed Newfie (how may you ask, did I know he was a Newfie, because he was talking some kind of indecipherable language to his buddy behind him).  We are going to fit so well on this flight.  To add insult to injury, Sheena sits down beside an empty window seat and I am thinking if nobody takes that seat, I am making Sheena move over.  No offense Newfie guy, rather cuddle with my wife.  However, after a few minutes a skinny kid comes and takes his window seat beside Sheena, and by skinny I mean 5’10” and sopping wet 160 pounds.  I mean really the fates couldn’t pair the 160 Stringbean with the 300 Newfie. 

I mean sometimes I think some one is having a good chuckle at my expense.