Monday, February 26, 2024

All Was Smooth Sailing, But Of Course There Was a Dangling Tile in the Cockpit that Needed Attention. But I Am Now Home

I was rather alarmed at how smooth the day of travel went. I Ubered to the conference, did my presentation, then walked to meet Jen Dail for lunch, Sushi, before heading to the airport together.

Although lines were long in Austin, it was smooth to get to my gate and the flight went without incident, until that silly tile thing in Charlotte needed to happen. Stuck on the tarmac while a man in an orange vest investigated the ceiling piece for a while, before putting a screw in it and sending us on our way. Of course, this caused me to return home an hour and a half later than scheduled even if I did love the fact that the Merritt was empty and I drove the 34 miles in 34 minutes (in the morning, that can take 2 hours). I pulled in my driveway at 12:40 a.m.. Karal was excited to see me, and that was what I was looking forward to most (note: photo credit: Rebecca Selander...the dog sitter).

I ate a piece of bread with peanut butter on it, then went immediately to bed and slept a solid 7 hours.

I'm very thankful to Rebecca, Shirley's niece, for caring for Karal. She doesn't smell like skunk (Karal, that is), but the house still does. It's going to drive me nut for another months, I believe. 

But now I have to make up for the four days I lost in Texas as the lists of things to get done are enormous. This too shall pass. All will be well. 

And I do need my rest. 

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