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{November 1, 2016} My walk through Springfield and Happy Halloween!

I flew in from Hawaii this morning to Chicago, hung out for a few hours aa the airport, then flew to Springfield.

When I got to the hotel my room wasn’t ready so I went to Starbucks for a few hours to work and then I went in search for lunch. On my way I found some great sights, beautiful graffiti, charming of houses and stopped in a few shops and even got some Christmas and Chanukah shopping done! Springfield really is charming!

And of course, it’s Halloween and I loved seeing all the costumes I had the pleasure to get for my nieces and grandkids, such a treat! I missed being there in person but the smiles on their faces helped!

There were so many great pics of costumes on Facebook and great memes and cartoons. I thought I would share with you.

Happy Halloween!!

{October 30, 2016} My travel day…good…bad…good…good

Let’s talk about my travel day. Now, technically by the time you get this, it’s Monday, October 31st, but I left Hawaii on Sunday, so here goes.

I’m home for the weekend, first time in almost two months. That’s too long! Last night was fun, we went to one of PSM’s co-workers homes for a BBQ with his family and another co-workers family. We had to prove that I wasn’t a figment of his imagination!

Today, I realized, it may be another two months before I get home again, although I hope not! That being said… I had to pack for four weeks of work with a two week vacation planned and the holidays with the family back on the mainland.

Can my clothes overlap? How much should I take for work? for the trip? for the holidays? PSM will take some stuff back after our trip, but what will I need for Christmas and Chanukah? Normally, I can pack for work in less than 20 minutes, this process took over an hour! So not me!

Then we chilled out and then it was time to head to the airport. I think Mollie knew what was up….she followed me around a lot, it was sweet.

Flight was long. Only 7.5 hours, which isn’t that bad, but when you’re in the second seat, you can’t always get out that easily to walk around or go to the lavatory. I’m glad I remembered to make some sandwiches for the trip, there is nothing for me to eat on these flights and unless you’re in first class, they don’t feed you.

The wifi was having issues, the entertainment was having issues. The good thing…United gave us something for our troubles, 5000 miles or $100, I took the miles.

Now I’m sitting in the United Sky Lounge, which is nice. Breakfast, drinks, comfortable seats, charging sstation. This is the way to go! I’m glad I have some passes for the lounge, although, if I spent more time in the airport, meaning time before my flights, I would consider getting a membership. It’s a nice way to kill a few hours before my next flight.

There was a rainbow as I left Hawaii I thought I would share it with you and the benches are from O’Hare airport, I love walking by and seeing art like this. i hope you enjoy them too.

Can’t wait to see all the Halloween posts later today! boo

{October 30, 2016} A 3rd birthday and a son’s wedding!

Wow, Saturday, October 29th is quite the day!

Baby L turns three! can you believe it? we need a better acronym for her! she’ll be 16 and still be baby L! that being said, my fabulous, funny, spirited, precocious, adventurous third grandchild and second granddaughter is THREE today! and what kind of birthday party did she want? A Halloween party! A girl after my own heart!

I sent her first cousin a bubble machine for his birthday and it was a hit! Perfect a bubble maker it is! The cool thing about this one…candy bubbles!! I ordered it in different flavors and per the video on Facebook…. a hit!

Happy happy birthday Baby L, you are fabulous and I love you very much!

The other special thing about today…my son got married! I hope you remember me telling you about reconnecting with him a few weekends ago, well, today, he made a fabulous and special commitment, he got married. He’s been with his, now wife, for about two years, I think. I got to meet her too when I saw WCH, she works with is him at the restaurant.

I can’t believe it, on his next birthday , in a few weeks, he’s a married man!

One thing I always dreamed about when my kids were little was celebrating with them at their weddings. Now that we’ve reconnected, I’ll dance at their children’s weddings. I am going to rreel in every moment of their lives, support and love them in whatever they do and just bask in their glow. Isn’t that what a mother does?

What a day! Happy third birthday Baby L and Mazel Tov to my baby boy on this wonderful day.

{October 29, 2016} It’s nice to be home

It’s been a while since I’ve been home, it’s nice to be here.

Today was simple enough, PSM got up far too early, he had a 6am flight to Molokai for work and I had gotten my 5 hours and woke up just after he left, just before 5am.

This was an advantage, I was up, so i started working, 430am here, 930am in Chicago. I worked until about 1130m/12 pm, 5pm Chicago and I had the rest of the day to myself.

I did some cleaning, Mollie and I went to the grocery store, top down, listening to music and enjoying the sun and wind.

I unpacked, did laundry, homey stuff. Even cooked dinner for when PSM got home, a hot meal. We had soup and toasted bagels, it was nice and relaxed to catch up over dinner.

Then it was relax and hang out until it was time to crash.

It’s nice to be home.

My view of the sunrise from my kitchen table.

{October 28, 2016} Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

People have started singing that at me!

Do you remember that song and show? She was a detective and you never knew where she was while she was following a lead. It was an educational show, this piece was teaching you geography and maybe some history.

The theme song “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?” sung by an acapella group.

So…I post when I’m taking a trip, sometimes checking in on Facebook. My friends and family seem to like to know where I am and where I’m going. One or two even said they’re traveling vicariously through me! I’ll take it!

So…where have I been on this date in history?

October 27, 2012…I completed my first half marathon! How many have I done? Sounds like it’s time for another! The last one was almost a year ago! Who’s with me?

October 27, 2015…PSM and I took a cooking class in Barcelona! We cooked that amazing paella!! [And I ate every bit of it, seafood and all!] And learned how to make tapas and sangria! We need to do that again! But where? Hmmm…

And today…October 27, 2016…I’m flying home, for the first time since I moved to Hawaii! Very long overdue! Let’s hope the trips home are not so few and far between. I have a feeling PSM would agree with me.

So…where will I be October 27, 2017? We’ll have to wait and see!

{October 27, 2016} An interesting place for dinner

Another roll-off diner. Another see you soon. Another good luck with your next endeavor.

And…another great restaurant! We went to The Bedford, the building used to be a back which they converted. It was a great concept! The bank vault was a separate party room, the bathroom doors look like office doors or the room you could look at your private property if you have a security box of your own.

It was dark and they had it decorated for Halloween, all the touches were subtle and fit in perfectly with the decor.

A good atmosphere for a private party, intimate dinner or just stopping in for a drink at the bar [to watch the Cubs beat the Indians 5-1…go Cubs!]

The food was interesting, creative, like deviled eggs on bacon dust. Have you ever heard of bacon dust? Me neither! The nice thing, it was creative and good. No, I did not have the bacon dust!!

You know my team goes to some nice and fun places, this was one! Good luck NW, you’re going to rock your new project! See you when you’re in Chicago!

http://www.bedfordchicago.com/

{October 25, 2016} This is my dance space

I really had nothing more than a desire to post this image.

Dirty Dancing popped into my head with this image and quote.

Enjoy.

“Look, spaghetti arms. This is my dance space. This is your dance spans space. I don’t go into yours, you don’t go into mine.”

{October 25, 2016} Could you please move?

Here’s a question I pose to you.

If someone needs to reach in front of you, would you step back? Even an inch?

I’m in a hotel that requires you to use your room key for the sensor to then press the button for your floor, this is for going up or down. This hotel also has the digital keys, I can use the app on my phone to access the key.

I got on the elevator this morning to head into the office. There was a woman already on the elevator, standing pretty close to the sensor. I reached over in front of her, said exuse me and held my phone in front of the sensor. Now, it can take a few seconds for the key to register and it was. This woman did not take even a half step back. I could have touched her if I sneezed. And she stood there the entire time…it probably took my phone/the app a good 10 seconds to register where I was and unlock the sensor. There was zero personal space happening.

Would you have moved?

{October 24, 2016} Airport…goodbyes…breakfast…goodbyes…lunch…fun

What a day!

It started way to early…6am to be exact! Not right for a Sunday! PSM had a 9am flight so we left about 7am, got to the airport about 730am, had time to check his bags and spend some one-on-one time together. Can’t wait to see him again on Thursday.

Back to the hotel, ST and I go out to get some breakfast at a place that was recommended and shouldn’t have been. The food was ok, when we finally got it, enough said.

He headed to the airport, I headed to my next hotel and DLP headed to pick me up. She was with her friend, H. We went to The Green Door Tavern, one of the oldest pubs with a speakeasy in the basement. It was a great atmosphere and the food was good, bonus. Good food, conversation, friends.

Then it was on to Walmart to get candy for the office for Halloween, a shopping spree! Being silly and having a good time.

Back to the hotel, run some errands, hang out with DLP on the phone while we watched Monsters University and Bar Rescue, reminded me of when CKM and I used to do that with Hoarders. It was fun and a good memory.

Now, talking to you and thinking about drifting off to sleep.

Until tomorrow…

{October 22, 2016} Yolk…Jack…Hawks…Cubs!

Who schedules appointments for Saturday mornings? Duh.

I got back to the hotel, the guys were up and ready to go, it’s brunch time! We went to Yolk, a nice place for brunch, I was there with CKM. Food was ok, service left something to be desired.

Let’s go to a movie! The new Jack Reacher. I love Lee Childs and the character Jack Reacher. If you’ve read his books, Tom Cruise is not Jack Reacher…if you can get past that, a pretty good movie.

Back to the hotel for a minute, then it’s off to the Blackhawks game! Standing Room seats, not bad, once you get a spot. We left shortly before the end, they were losing and then pulled it out last minute.

We headed to a restaurant/bar across from the hotel to watch the end of the Cubs game. It was exciting! Congrats to the Cubs…making it to the pennant rave first time in 71 years and as they say 4 more games…they win…it will be the first time in 108 years!! I’m pulling for you Cubs!

A much earlier night tonight! Airport for the boys tomorrow.

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