Monday, June 25, 4:00 pm, Beijing
--Air China Flight from Beijing to San Francisco.
--Aisle seat in middle section with an empty seat right next to me. Unfortunately, there was a screaming baby in the row in front of me, two screaming toddlers in the row behind me, and about half a dozen five year olds in the surrounding area.
--Thank goodness for prescription sleeping pills. Otherwise, there might have been some disappearing children on board the plane.
--11 hours later, arrive in San Francisco at 12:30pm on Monday, June 25 -- TIME TRAVEL!!
Tuesday, June 26, 7:00pm, Oakland
--Southwest flight from Oakland to Chicago.
--Due to Southwest's "seat yourself, first come first serve" policy, I decided to seat myself in the middle seat of the third row, thinking that I'll get off the plane quicker. Unfortunately again, there were two screaming babies seated in the row in front of me, one toddler behind me who kept kicking the back of my seat and about a half dozen five year olds in the surrounding area.
--Unfortunately, the flight was only three hours so I couldn't take a sleeping pill. The other two adults in my row, along with myself, were seriously comtemplating how we could make the crazy children disappear.
--Three and a half hours later, arrive in Chicago at 1am.
Wednesday morning, June 27, 1:00 am, Chicago.
--Check into Four Points Sheraton at Midway Airport.
--SCORE for the free shuttle service that was still running after midnight.
--SCORE for the great bedroom The Boy reserved for me.
--SCORE for a wonderful night's rest on a plush, king sized bed.
--No score for the fact that I woke up at 5am and couldn't go back to sleep until 10 am, but then had to get up in order to check out by noon.
Wednesday afternoon, June 27, 1:00pm, Chicago downtown, Magnificent Mile
--Take a taxi from Midway Airport to Allerton Hotel located in downtown Chicago.
--Attempt to check-in to hotel but was told room was not ready. Lug two suitcases downstairs to leave with the bellboy. Go back upstairs to the lounge to find some lunch and was told by the front desk that the room is actually ready now. Was told that bellboy will deliver luggage to room.
--2:00pm, bellboy didn't deliver luggage but can't wait anymore because time to go to the ABA office for the orientation meeting.
--5:00pm, attempting to stay awake at a meet and greet reception hour at the ABA office. Body wants sleep but brain says to keep awake so as not to drop the glass of wine.
--8:00pm, walk through Magnificent Mile back to hotel, in a dress suit and heels, and get dinner along the way. At hotel, call bellboy to deliver luggage so I can change into some PJs.
--crash on the bed.
Thursday, June 27, 5am, Chicago
--wake up at 5am and watch nonsense television until time to go to Union Station.
--8:00am check out of hotel and take a taxi to Amtrak Station at Union Station in Chicago.
--Lug two suitcases down two flights of stairs because the damn escalators are going up and not down, and there is no elevator in sight.
--Get train tickets and board train.
--9:24am on board a train headed for Bloomington, Illinois.
--12:00 noon, arrive in Bloomington, Illinois. Drop big suitcase on your foot and get a bloody toe as a result. That's right, no one offered to help this poor little girl with her two giant suitcases.
--Sit around the Amtrak station in Bloomington and wait for the one bus that leaves for Peoria at 4:45pm. SOmehow manage to find lunch during that time period.
--5:00pm, see the bus and board it.
--6:00pm, arrive in Peoria. Meet the nice woman renting out her spare bedroom.
--9:00pm, see big bed. Crash and sleep until noon the next day.
Yep, two plane rides, a train ride and a bus ride. All that in four days. Plus, a wounded big toe that is still bleeding as I type.
I deserve some sort of medal.
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