Thanks, Frankfurt, for having wireless.

So, I've made it to the Frankfurt airport, and I have about a three-hour wait till my short flight to Poznan.

So far, my two suitcases were checked with only a little shuffling and sending things home.  (Thanks, Dad!) The baggage check-in was strange, and I didn't realize it totally till later. The weight limit was 50 lbs, and the first bag weighed 49.4 lbs. (YES.) I'm not even sure the second bag was weighed.  AND I definitely didn't pay the $50 fee for a second checked bag.  The young man helping me wasn't a regular guy at the counter, I'm pretty sure I got away with some shady stuff, unintentionally. And honestly, I didn't even question it till I was through security.  But hey! After worrying about it, hoping I wouldn't have to pay $200 extra dollars, knowing I would need to pay $50 dollars, I got away with $0.  Assuming my bags show up in Poznan.  Which, I'll grant, remains to be seen.  But I'm hopeful. :)

I was on the end of a row of three, and the poor guy in the middle of us had to be over 6 feet tall. But bonus for me: he found a way to spend most of the flight sitting by his wife, not in his seat. So I had a much more comfortable flight than I might have.  Unfortunately I still didn't sleep a wink.  Apart from a few short minutes during takeoff, actually. This is me, in my seat right now at my gate, trying to look awake. And failing miserably.

Maybe I'll put on some mascara.  That'll help... ??  

Fort Worth time: 4 am

Frankfurt time: 11 am

Next boarding time: 1:30 pm (Frankfurt)

Wooo!