been blog MIA

Well, I’ve been lazy about writing blog entries lately. So I’ll have to write it all at once, but I added pictures for all of you who prefer to read picture books over chapter books.

- Cornfields of Iowa – the only exciting part about this is I found out we can get day passes for the local gym from the hotel. Only problem now is I have no excuses for not getting up (at 3:45am) to work out.

- Windy City Apartment Tour– Thursday night I slept at Stacey-pin’s new condo, which is absolutely amazing and decorated to the T. It almost made me want to get a place…. Almost. Friday I got a chance to lounge around and drink coffee at Sara’s new place… she basically lives in a resort complete with indoor and outdoor lap pool, half-mile circumference track on the 3rd floor, outdoor fire pits, and a view of the city. Again, it almost made me want to get a place…. Almost.

- Family Sleepover in West Lafayette, IN- I joined my family at Purdue for the football game and tailgate. Since Kyle has an extra bedroom, my parents stayed there and the rest of us just slept on the floor 4th grade slumber party style. We stayed up late night gossiping about Jonathan Taylor Thomas and playing with the Ouiji board.



- Weekend at the Happiest Place on Earth - I spent this past weekend at Disneyland staying at the Grand Californian Resort, visiting Craig and Mickey Mouse. We packed as much in the weekend as possible including park hopping, black tie SETP dinner, Newport Beach, In and Out, etc...



- Back to Ohio - where they upgraded my room to a suite, which is a nice sentiment, but really... who uses a hotel room jacuzzi??

CAR THIEF!

Last night, my Hartford night, I stayed at my friend/co-worker's house while they are vacationing in Paris. This morning, before my departure to Charlotte for the weekend, I went to the gym, then headed back to the house to shower and finish packing up. When I got there, I opened the garage and much to my surprise, the Audi sitting in the garage was GONE!

I was frantic, and went and checked every door in the house (all were still locked). Peered in through the doorwall to see that the house looked as if it were the same order in which I had left it. I went to the next door neighbor's house and rang the doorbell to see if he knew anything, but he wasn't home. And I frantically called and texted them in Paris, but couldn't get a hold of them. Finally, I worked up the courage to go inside the house (where everything was normal, including my computer was still there). I started trying to find their son's phone number when I got a call from Paris.

Turns out Greg's brother came to pick up the car and take it to the dealership, and the crisis ended just as quickly as it began.

More chaos ensues..

I'm sorry, I'm becoming too lazy to update every time I go someplace, but let me give you a quick overview:

Yesterday morning: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Yesterday afternoon: Chicago (which was supposed to be a layover, but turned into overnight at the airport)
This morning: Chicago
This morning: Boston
This afternoon: Hartford
Tomorrow: Charlotte, North Carolina
Monday: Greenville, Ohio
Thursday: Hartford

Got all that?

Because of this silly little hurricane they call Earl (amongst other things like thunderstorms in the midwest), my flight from Cedar Rapids into Chicago was delayed, which caused me to miss my connection to Boston. But all I had to do was flash my Star Alliance Gold Card (aka The Magic Card) and suddenly the woman at the ticket counter was handing me a voucher for a night at the Hilton, a $15 food voucher, a confirmed first class seat for a 1:15pm flight, and first on the list stand-by for a 6:00am flight. I'm just going to go ahead and say it, I love Star Alliance and they love me. Honestly, the only thing that really got me flustered was in the morning when there was no overhead space for my luggage (because I was on stand-by, I had to be the last to board), and they made me check my bag. There is nothing I have more hatred for that waiting for my bag at the carousel. I know, it's a tough life..

Anyways, once I got to Boston, I found that I had ever so cleverly left the lights on in my car and was warmly welcomed back with a dead car battery. I guess I'm not the only one this has happened to though because they have a call button in the airport parking garage for dead batteries, and they send a very grumpy gentleman to jump start the car.

I'm becoming a little bit nervous because last year about at this time, I had a long drawn out series of unfortunate events (including lost phones, wallets, etc.) I'm hoping that these incidents are not signs that the streak has been revitalized.. I'll keep you posted.