Departure

We were up at 6:30 am this morning to catch our cab by 7:30. After a quick trip to the airport, we checked in and grabbed Starbucks. Our flight was a bit late arriving, so we were a little late taking off. The turbulence leaving Winnipeg was awful! Brad equated it to being on our whale watching boat in Newfoundland!

We arrived in Montreal around 1:30 and made our way to the Plaza Lounge, which is a perk I get with my credit card. There, we were able to eat lunch, sit in huge lounge chairs and use the wifi for hours.

Luckily, our departure gate was right below the lounge, so we hung out there until it was time to get ready to board.

Our flight was late leaving, but we eventually got going. The flight was uneventful. I got Evan the kid's meal on our flight which was a great decision because 1) he was served first and 2) it was macaroni and sauce.

Evan and Brad sat together on one side and I got the aisle seat in the middle row. Brad was given two bottles of wine on the flight (lucky!) and lucky for me, he shared.Read more