Staring at the Clock Doesn't Help

I learned last night that staring at the clock when you can't get back to sleep really doesn't help. Neither does watching tv. So, I've now been up since 10 last night. Ugh. I think my mind was racing because I was so excited for my parents and their very first trip overseas. I sat in bed thinking "ooooh, it's 10 p.m....they are now climbing to cruising altitude." Then at midnight, I thought to myself "they only have about five more hours." Well, when I got to work and tracked the progress of their flight online, I learned they were delayed leaving about 3 hours due to...get this...unscheduled maintenance. Can you imagine taking your very first flight overseas to learn that the plane needs some work first. All I can say is that I hope that my dad had enough sense to find my mom a martini somewhere in the airport. Poor things.