Travel Day

Hi Friends! Happy Sunday!

It was an early morning for me– my shuttle picked me up at 6am! Too early for a weekend, in my opinion. Especially, since I tend to stay up late the night before I travel! I’m always worried about all the little details I could be forgetting, so I drive myself crazy double-checking everything. I’m pretty sure I got everything done that I needed to, though! Whew!

The shuttle ride was a bit stressful this morning, because there was a terrible accident on the freeway– they shut the WHOLE thing down! We had to deal with backed-up traffic on the city streets of Downtown LA, which had me stressing about missing my flight! It was my own fault, too. I tend to “fudge” my departure time when I have an early-morning flight, because shuttles typically pick you up 3 hours before a domestic flight. In the early morning, it only takes 20-30 minutes to get to the airport, so that’s 2 1/2 hours I have to just sit there! I hate wasting that much of my life waiting… so I usually tell the shuttle company that my flight leaves about 30 minutes later than it actually doess. Shhh! Don’t tell.

I still ended up getting there with over an hour to spare, so it all worked out. Thank goodness!

Since I travel pretty regularly for work, I have my routine down pat at the airport. After I get through security, I buy a bottle of water:

A bag of raw almonds:

And a fun magazine:

The water keeps me nice and hydrated in all that altitude, the almonds keep me from munching on the nutrient-devoid airplane food, and the magazine keeps me occupied until take-off. Once the plane is up in the air, I almost always try to sleep! There’s nothing better than falling asleep at take-off, and waking up when you land. Ahhh….

I didn’t sleep quite that well today, but I did manage to at least rest for most of the flight. Even if I can’t sleep, I try to keep my eyes shut and not stress about anything. Flying is one of the only times that I can force myself to not be productive! My computer battery will not hold a charge for 3 hours, so there’s really no way I could work, even if I wanted to. It feels kinda nice to do nothing…

Now that I’m here in Kansas, I’m thoroughly enjoying myself! (and the chilly weather!) I had lunch with one of my good friends, a nice dinner at home with my grandma and uncles, and I picked up my groceries for the week. I forgot how good I have it living in Southern California, fresh produce-wise! The lettuce here looked SO OLD and WILTY! Gross. I decided cucumbers might be a better green base for my juices, instead. My bill was also WAY higher here for my normal produce! I guess it takes a lot to get fresh veggies all the way to Kansas… I already miss Trader Joe’s! Oh well, I’ll be back to my abundance of fresh produce next weekend.

I’m off to watch Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters with my grandma– my family still doesn’t have a DVR at their house! I have to watch commercials?!

I really enjoy watching TV with my grandma, though… it reminds me of staying up ‘late’ to watch Golden Girls with her when I was little. I have the fondest memories of watching that with her!

Alright, I’m off! Hope you all enjoy the rest of your night!!

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