7/4/2012

Happy 4th of July!
Sorry I've been slacking on the blog.  I had a fantastic visit home.  I was ecstatic to see some of my favorite people.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see everyone I'll have to plan better next time.  I also enjoyed my favorite foods, the sunshine, shopping, and driving.  With one trip to Charlottesville, 4 trips to Pittsburgh, and driving around Morgantown the total comes to 1,243 miles.   As nice as my flight home was, the flight back to Melbourne was equally as bad.  We ran into traffic jams at every airport.  The plane would arrive on time but we were unable to park.  I ran between gate at every airport, luckily the plane waited for me at each stop but since I was one of the last passengers on the plane in LA they made me check my carry on.  All I wanted on my 14 hour flight was deodorant and pants.  I slept for most of the flight.  I am getting better at eating airplane food though they have not gotten better at making options that I am not allergic to.  Since I am now considered an Australian resident going to the USA on holiday the customs process is much easier, in both directions actually.  I left home at 1pm on Monday and got to the house here at 1pm on Wednesday.  That's  34 hours of travel. Yay! Duty free gave me the first reminder that I wasn't in Kansas anymore.  Good thing I brought my own stash back with me. Stan was kind enough to pick me up from the airport and bring me to Katie's.  I celebrated being back in Melbourne with a latte.
I find that I'm a bit homesick.  I dealt with it by listening to the I<3 radio party pod and going to the beach.
It was nice but cold, it's about 40F here.  I spent 4 hours doing a Belle impression(from beauty and the beast-head in book while walking).  On my way home I bought me flowers.
They're pretty.  I am also jet lagged so I'm calling it a night early.  Aside from my airport pickup, I have not seen Katie's family.  The house stinks but my room is clean and smells fresh as I left it.  My bike is back and looks good.  Hopefully it won't be too long until I can ride again.