Revisited.

I'm going back home! I haven't seen my family or friends since last summer, so it'll be GREAT to get a breather from New York and go back to what I am use to. Thomas is staying home for this trip due to work-timing conflicts. I'll be in California for ten days and not see Thomas for eight days. It's going to be a little odd being away from him because we haven't been apart for more than a day for the past year and three months. We've been together for over two years now, and I'm sure our relationship is stronger than ever to never let distance interfere with anything. So, my itinerary is as follows:

JAN18

• depart New York, NY 1:25pm
• arrive Chicago, IL 3:00pm
• change in Chicago, IL 5:15pm
• stop in Denver, CO
• arrive Los Angeles, CA 8:55p,

taken 12/16/08 driving into DTLA

I'm not a big fan of traveling, in itself. With all the bullshit of traveling alone, carrying luggage, crying babies, travelers sitting obnoxiously close together, and the ridiculous stops and layovers... I am happy to say that the only thing that will get me by is getting off the plane, having the first smoke in a 12 hour period, calling TJ and telling him the bull I endured and how much I hate traveling, waiting for my awesomely cool big brother to drift down in his roaring car in front of the terminal to bring me home to my mom and my puppies. I miss my family so much. Again, it's still a growing transition to realize that they're not in the next room when I want to see them. I'll take this trip to be the happiest times I can spend with my family and friends for those ten days. Luckily, coming back to New York won't be tedious as going:

JAN27

• depart Los Angeles, CA 8:15am
• stop in Nashville, TN
• stop in Baltimore, MD
• arrive in New York, NY 6:55pm

Then I start class the next day at 8am. There we go!