I have been touring. Oh good lord have I been touring. For the past six and a half months I have been on the road. Learning a new company, training a new assistant, establishing new relationships. Building a life with a group of strangers who all live out of suitcases. It is really quite ridiculous when you think about it. So much work goes into each day to make four hours of magic happen. I am tired. I am really tired. I woke this morning in Omaha. I was supposed to fly to from Chicago to Philly and be on the ground by 4 p.m. This began with a 9:30 flight that last I heard was not going to take of until noon. I wanted to be home for dinner. I needed to be home for dinner with my family and for once an airline came through. The good people at American Airlines found me a seat on a Delta flight to Minneapolis and then a US Airways flight to Philly. Oh joy how happy I was. It never occurred to me that my suitcase would not be so fortunate. My good luck ran out, my suitcase was left behind. Maybe in Omaha, maybe in Minneapolis. Either way I don’t have it, and I want it.
Last I heard from U.S. Airways they had a possible match at the Philadelphia Airport. Lord knows when I will get it.
Moving on…
I am going to try to write everyday. Even if it is just a few sentences or what I ate for dinner (stuffed shells). I need to start remembering the things that happen in this amazing life of mine. My cousin emailed me today inviting me to his 4th of July party in Florida and for a visit. I politely declined because I am flying to Costa Rica on Saturday. He told me I had balls, I was a jet setter. That people wanted to have my life, it made me really love mine even more. Even the walk from my plane to the baggage area in Philly was joyous. I truly do love airports, well maybe I just love the places they take me, the point is they take me to new places, warm places, familiar places into a familiar bed with my lovely family that have loved me since the day I was born or to the new families I make on the road that treat me like they have loved me all my life. There truly is nothing better than that.
So I will write, EVERYDAY. I must.
For now I will sleep in my own BED. With my comforter and my pillows in my pajamas I have not worn in months because they were in my closet and I have no suitcase to just use what I normally would use.
Tuesday: Errands, Haircut, Help Best Friend put stickers on her wedding favors for Friday! Dinner with family.
Wed: Sleep late. Pack, repack, send box to Albuquerque to bring minimum amount of stuff to Costa Rica.
Thursday: Beach with family.
Friday: Best Friends Wedding!
Saturday: 5:45 am. Begin trip to Costa Rica for six days of relaxation.
July 8: Fly to Albuquerque.
Filed under: June 2010
