The final day in California was much like the first - mostly spent on a plane. In the morning, Mom had to go to her final sessions. I had been getting up around 8am each morning, but today I decided to stay in bed until Mom got back. We'd packed up all our stuff the night before, so when she got back we made a sweep of the room to be sure we didn't forget anything, took our bags downstairs, and waited by the pool for the shuttle to take us to the airport.
We had a stop off in Denver on the way back, and I got a nice shot out the window of the plane as we flew over. By the time we got to Missouri, it was almost 11pm (midwest time).
I loved everything about this trip, and I am so glad I decided to go! I hope to return someday (I really want to live in San Diego!) and I hope that this was just one more step toward my dreams of world travel.