Arriving in Rochester, Minnesota

We were just about to take a picture of all of us in our hotel and we realized that we, well if I am being honest with you all...I forgot the USB cable to upload them. So we are going to get one and then take pictures every day starting tomorrow. Our trip began early this morning around 4:30am (I found my wife sitting in the closet, very wide-eyed and awake...my wife is not a morning person by any stretch...I could tell she was excited!). We left Calgary at 9:35 (50 min late) and arrived here in Rochester around 7pm. It was a long day, after clearing customs in Calgary (which went very well) it was just a matter of making a connecting flight from Denver to Minneapolis. There is one exception to this non eventful trip and that is these really cute yet very awkward isle chairs. Not only are these the smallest wheelchairs in existence, the flight attendants insisted on using all 4 seatbelt straps (it wasn't just uncomfortable and I must have been quite a sight). It felt like I was in a strait jacket...and I'm sure that's what it looked like!

When we arrived in Rochester, we drove by the Mayo clinic as it is attached to our hotel and it is absolutely amazing. It brought me to tears and Mike and mom were smiling very big. Pictures on the internet do not do the Mayo Clinic justice.

Mike and I will continue to post our progress and talks with Doctors day to day, for now we hope for a good night's rest, even with a new case of nervousness.