home in one piece with all my baggage

I'm back in Geneva.  Comfort actually purred when I held her which is an absolute first.  The norm has been that she tolerates me picking her up, but I guess she really missed me, not that my friends didn't take excellent care of her, she's just not always a pleasant kitty. 
We went to my sister's yesterday so I could say goodbye to her family.  I have the most beautiful nieces.  Will post a photo when I get around to unpacking the camera and I locate the cable.  Mom and dad took me to the airport so I could check in as early as possible.  Four hours before flight time is the earliest.  And there we were, no lines, nothin'!  The counter people are trained to upsell, but instead of "would you like fries with that?", it's "would you like to sit in economy plus?"  For an extra $89.- you get five extra inches of legroom.  Can I just say worth every freakin' penny?  The flight was completely packed, but I was in relative comfort (not that I slept a wink!) because I could actually move my legs around and switch position. 
Frankfurt was fine, no issues there, got my bags in Geneva after a mild wait.  Took a taxi home.  Or at least, I got into what looked like a minivan taxi, but it turns out the driver thought it was Formula 1.  And we went home a strange way.  Whatever, I got to my apartment intact, though it was a little iffy on Chantepoulet.  My apartment has stairs up to the elevator.  I live on the 3rd floor.  It's no longer Lent, so I was looking forward to taking the lift between the foyer and my flat.  Yeah, not so much.  Ever since summer, 2006, when they "repaired" the elevator (it was out of commission the entire month of July and then some, thankfully I was in TZ for most of that), the elevator has worked maybe four days out of seven.  Most days, I really don't mind the climb, but today, it would have been really, really nice not to have to schlep one 50 pound suitcase, one 30 pound suitcase and two wicked heavy carry-ons up four flights of stairs. 
There is so much snow on the Jura right now, it's unreal! 
Oh and the best treat, aside from having a happy kitty and a tidier apartment (thanks, Lynn!), my friend, Broghan, who I'm going to see in Australia sent me a PACKAGE!!!!  The shipping on it was insane! But wow, I so appreciate it!  I got mail from Australia!!!!!  I cannot wait for that trip!  But first, maybe I'll unpack from this one.