Ever since Nala turned 5, I started telling her that when she’s 6, she can get upgraded to first class on Delta, and told her about the food, the movies, the lay flat bed, and what she wanted to try most….the ice cream sundae.  A few times since she turned 6, I’ve had the intention of taking her on a trip where she could experience first class, but for one reason or another, it kept falling through. With some extra days off at the end of December, I saw my opportunity.

I took the inaugural Delta nonstop flight from Indy to Paris, and really enjoyed my time there.  While I was hoping to make it to Asia or another new country before the end of the year, it was important to me to get her on a trip with me somewhere, and Paris is the easiest way to do it.

We set out on Thursday evening, and headed to the airport around 4pm, giving us plenty of time to hang out and relax before the flight at 630.  While earlier in the day it looked like we may get upgraded on the way over, some last minute listings prevented that, so we ended up in coach, though I knew the trip back should stay open enough for first class.  We were both pretty excited to be on the way to Paris.  She had the ravioli option for dinner, while I had chicken with green beans and polenta.  The flight was pretty uneventful.  Nala slept about the last 5 hours, though I was oddly unable to sleep at all.