Paulie's Wedding: Our 'flight' back home...

When we returned home from Sammy's Uncle Paulie's wedding, a logistical problem caused us to miss our flight. Northwest Airlines put us on another flight (at no cost), but since only so many flights were available from Syracuse, NY to Rochester, MN we opted to just fly into Minneapolis. This way we could get in at a reasonable time and not severely interrupt Sammy's sleep schedule. Paul's nephew Chris offered to drive us from Minneapolis to Rochester...accompanying him was Molly who seems to be a pretty nice person.

Since we had a wait then at the Syracuse Airport for our new flight, we meandered over to a display they have of a Boeing 727. Sammy offered to fly us home...

Suddenly a 727 pulls up with a familiar face at the controls...

Pilot Sammy beckons us into the plane...

Sammy welcomes us aboard...
...and tells us to buckle our seat belts...

Takeoff...

Sammy explains the aerobatics he will commence shortly...

Sammy puts us into a nose dive...

Sammy laughs in the face of danger...

Sammy explains to us...
...that to conserve fuel...
...airlines re-circulate air in the cabin...
...and limit the amout of fresh air they bring in...

Starbucks Sammy slurping...
...an Orange Crème Frappuccino® Light Blended Crème...
...he's so trendy...

Sammy's cousin Chris and Molly pick us up at the MSP Airport...