"Case!" I turned around and saw my parents waving me over with huge grins plastered on their faces. I could feel a mirroring grin spread over my face as I ran towards them and launched myself into their embrace.

"How was your flight?" I asked them when they finished giving me hugs and kisses. I took my mom's bags from her hands and pulled it along towards my car.

"Oh, it was wonderful, there were no kids kicking the back of my chair this time. I slept peacefully throughout the ...