Hello From the Friendly Skies

Day One! Here we go!
It's my first in-flight blog post! True, I don't have internet access here aboard United Airlines Flight 893, but I can save and post later.
After a much-too-early morning today, I am on my second flight of the day. Rising at 3, we arrived at the airport around 5 or so. My first flight was from St. Louis to Denver at 6:30 AM. It was a smooth flight, with the only disappointment being that I didn't get too see out the windows very much. I did catch a cool glimpse of the Rocky Mountains as we descended into Denver. We were there for about two hours and then boarded this flight, which was delayed a bit on the runway because of some "flow problems" around San Francisco. We're told that the weather has cleared up and we should have a smooth landing.
Three of us from MO found each other on the flight, but it turns out that there were two more FMFers on the plane. Once in Denver, the crowd grew. Everybody is pleasant and excited! When we arrive in San Francisco, we'll head right to the hotel to begin our orientation. We'll be given lunch and dinner there, so I won't be leaving the hotel.
Tomorrow it's off to Tokyo! It'll be weird to "lose a day" due to the international date line, but I'll get that back on the return.
I'll try to write more tonight after the orientation.