Alternatively Titled: Of Gatherings and Gifts
14,059 Days Alive
5+ Hours in the Car with Mellon
1 New Stuffie Owl from Mellon
Oh boy. Today has been an adventure from about two p.m. onward.
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Category: Travel
Travel Log: Day 6, Part 3
Alternatively Titled: Of Trains and Tea
14,045 Days Alive
2 Chicago Dogs, Extra Sport Peppers Consumed
Finally home.
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Alternatively Titled: Of Chills and Chai
14,045 Days Alive
4 Sesame Balls Bought from My Favorite Bakery in Chinatown
2 Chicago Dogs, Extra Sport Peppers Ordered, Soon to be Consumed
Well. Despite hauling my luggage around with me, and low key anxiety that I’m going to lose my job because I missed today, I’m doing okay.
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Alternatively Titled: Of Bunk Beds and Blathering
14,045 Days Alive
997 Miles Flown from Tampa to Midway Yesterday
4 Hour Delay on My Flight
$36 for a Hostel Bed
This place is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. It’s a really old hotel. The elevator is tiny. And everything looks like an art student was let loose on it after too many Red Bulls.
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Alternatively Titled: Of Turbulence and Train Rides
14,044 Days Alive
997 Miles Flown from Tampa to Midway Today
4 Hour Delay on My Flight
2 Hours of Heart-Pounding Turbulence Hit
Ooof. The flight from Tampa to Midway was rough.
But I’ve landed safely and that’s all that really matters, right?
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14,044 Days Alive
Alternatively Titled: Of Weather and Worry
997 Miles to Fly from Tampa to Midway Today
4 Hour Delay on My Flight
I was right!
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14,044 Days Alive
997 Miles to Fly from Tampa to Midway Today
9 Hours of Sleep
3 Postcards Written to My Nieces and J
So. I’m barely awake and I have a feeling things are gonna go pear-shaped. Not quite sure how, but things are gonna flub up somewhere.
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Alternatively Titled: Of Laundry and Lounging
14,043 Days Alive
2 Plates of Red Sauce and Penne Eaten
1 Check In Completed
My flight back to Indiana is tomorrow. I’m happy to be going home, even if I’m glad I came.
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Alternatively Titles of Yarn and Youngins
14,043 Days Alive
2 Hyper Children Running Around
1 Slice of Cake Eaten
Well! We’re in the swing of Grandma Gator’s birthday party.
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Alternatively titled: Of Margaritas, Monet, and Manet
14,042 Days Alive
4,866 Steps Taken Today
12 Hot Pink Roses Gifted to Mama Reffie
1 Amazing Museum Trip
Reffie and I went to the Dali Museum this morning, after a quick drive thru nosh on some McDonald’s breakfast sandwiches.
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14,042 Days Alive
1 Cup of Coffee Drank
I’m all gussied up and waiting on Reffie to come pick me up for our trip to the Dali Museum!
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Alternatively Titled: Of Boba and Bakeries
14,041 Days Alive
997 Miles Flown from Midway to Tampa Today
3 Friends Seen
1.75 Hours of Sleep Gotten
1/2 of a Moreno’s Salted Caramel Cupcake Eaten with Sparrow
I am, as the French say, le tired.
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14,041 Days Alive
997 Miles to Fly from Midway to Tampa Today
6 Small Pieces of Thin Crust Sausage Pizza Eaten for Dinner
1.75 Hours of Sleep Gotten
After a brief delay, I’m back!
Oooof, it is early as I write this. 3:20a.m. or so, local time.
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