In Chicago this week. it's nice to be "back home," and the weather is SO much nicer than Florida. We've been eating our way through our favorite restaurants, which is making Dad very happy. Today was Bohemian - that's our ethnicity, and Dad's been seriously missing good Bohemian food. Me, I guess I'm not a good Bohemian, because I'm not as over ( Read more... )

After initially planning to go to Washington, DC this month for a short family vacation, we decided instead to go back home to Chicago. We haven't been back in about 5 years and my dad is missing the food something fierce. And the last time we went, I could only stay a couple of days, so I didn't get to really do much. This time we'll be there 6 ( Read more... )

So Sunday I flew back from Virginia to Tampa. I should have known before I even got on the first plane that it wasn't going to be a smooth trip.

When I originally bought my tickets, the return flight was supposed to leave around noon. Since anann73 and I are both NOT morning people, this was a perfect time. But then a few weeks ago, I got an email ( Read more... )

Tomorrow I'm flying to Virginia to visit anann73, who I don't think I've seen in about 7-8 years now. (Has it really been that long, Andi? I think the last time we saw each other in person was when I visited you in SC, and I seem to remember it being within a year of 9/11, because I was a little nervous about flying and frustrated with the new air ( Read more... )

Mom just said to me, "I was thinking... if our plane crashes when we go to Hawaii, and all 3 of us die, what would you want to happen with the cats ( Read more... )

About time, too. I think, at the risk of jinxing myself, things seem to be finally back to normal for me. For the most part. So hopefully I'll be able to be online more like I used to be, and not be so absent and antisocial all the time. Although I have found that I kind of like spending more time offline. I miss talking to friends, but ( Read more... )

But this made me squeeI love ancient history, and I seem to have a weirdly obsessive interest in big historical disasters. Titanic is my main one (though I let the 95'th anniversary pass this year - Sunday - without remembering! Bad me!), but Pompeii has always run a close second. It just totally fascinates me, and I am determined to someday get ( Read more... )