Time is Money
8:05pm - SFO
To save a bit of $$ I booked myself on a two leg flight back to Minnesota. I'm at the SFO airport right now, sitting at the Alaska Airlines gate, waiting to board flight #1 to Seattle.
From Seattle I'll catch a flight a little after midnight for Minneapolis. I should arrive around 6:30 in the morning, so I'll be taking a cab home to St. Paul so Gerry doesn't have to get up early.
And I'll creep home, drag my sorry bags up on to the front porch, look at the kitchen to see how it's going, and then fall into bed. I love bed. I haven't slept well on this trip - I don't think I had one full night of uninterrupted sleep - so I'm looking forward to my own bed.
Today was a long day, but quite a wonderful day. Sandi Rosner did a bang up job of organizing and facilitating my two days of classes - bringing in a full house on both days (and during TKGA in Oakland!) of 28 - 30 folks for each class. Large classes are rough, but fun, and these were a BLAST.
The students were engaged and enterprising. I know they think I yelled at them a lot for talking, but I actually had to remind them MUCH less than I normally do (but don't tell them!) Between classes today I took my sandwich and sat by the pool, knitting and listening to a book on tape. THIS is what I need to do between all my classes!
After class I rushed back to San Fran, dropped off the rental car in record time and took the LOOONG tram ride to the gate. I got to sit in the front. I felt like I was 4 - I loved it! I splurged last night online and upgraded myself for $40 to first class, and it was WELL worth it. I had two free G&T's, so now I REALLY feel like I'm ready for pre-Kindergarden nap time!
My frame of reference for driving is the NY area - it's where I lived for so long, and distances in Minnesota haven't sunk in yet - so I make these little photoshop maps of areas so I have an idea of how they stack up against the terrain with which I'm most familiar.
12:10am - SEATAC
Now it's 12:10 am, Pacific Time, and I'm at the SeaTac airport waiting for my 12:55 flight. I logged onto the airline website when I couldn't sleep last night and grabbed one of the newly released exit row seats, so I should be less cramped than I usually am. I'll have to stow EVERYTHING in the overhead, but that's no great tragedy for a flight when I'll be asleep.
And I need my sleep. The trek over here rivaled Gatwick for milage covered between gates (TWO trams were involved...) I am tired, baby.
6:35am - MSP
And then home...
I took a cab from the airport back to our house - Gerry was up, he was waiting for me after he'd been awakened by a loud car a half hour earlier. He looks good - better than when I left - and seems to be getting stronger every day. This will be a long walk - almost as long as walking through the Gatwick airport.
At least we don't have to make a plane.
Tomorrow Elaine returns to Long Island - she's eager to be home, and I well understand that feeling! We're ready to be a family of 4 again, too - ready to settle into some kind of new normalcy.
The kitchen is almost finished - there are still some things that need to be hooked up, stuff to be finished - Monday is going to be a BIG day for our contractor. I've ordered a new battery charger for my camera, so when it arrives I'll be able to post some photos of how good it's looking!
Gerry's making a list of things that are bothering him to go over with our contractor.
Gerry's welcome to handle that aspect of it, I'm just glad that he's here to MAKE that list!
To save a bit of $$ I booked myself on a two leg flight back to Minnesota. I'm at the SFO airport right now, sitting at the Alaska Airlines gate, waiting to board flight #1 to Seattle.
From Seattle I'll catch a flight a little after midnight for Minneapolis. I should arrive around 6:30 in the morning, so I'll be taking a cab home to St. Paul so Gerry doesn't have to get up early.
And I'll creep home, drag my sorry bags up on to the front porch, look at the kitchen to see how it's going, and then fall into bed. I love bed. I haven't slept well on this trip - I don't think I had one full night of uninterrupted sleep - so I'm looking forward to my own bed.
Today was a long day, but quite a wonderful day. Sandi Rosner did a bang up job of organizing and facilitating my two days of classes - bringing in a full house on both days (and during TKGA in Oakland!) of 28 - 30 folks for each class. Large classes are rough, but fun, and these were a BLAST.
The students were engaged and enterprising. I know they think I yelled at them a lot for talking, but I actually had to remind them MUCH less than I normally do (but don't tell them!) Between classes today I took my sandwich and sat by the pool, knitting and listening to a book on tape. THIS is what I need to do between all my classes!
After class I rushed back to San Fran, dropped off the rental car in record time and took the LOOONG tram ride to the gate. I got to sit in the front. I felt like I was 4 - I loved it! I splurged last night online and upgraded myself for $40 to first class, and it was WELL worth it. I had two free G&T's, so now I REALLY feel like I'm ready for pre-Kindergarden nap time!
My frame of reference for driving is the NY area - it's where I lived for so long, and distances in Minnesota haven't sunk in yet - so I make these little photoshop maps of areas so I have an idea of how they stack up against the terrain with which I'm most familiar.
12:10am - SEATACNow it's 12:10 am, Pacific Time, and I'm at the SeaTac airport waiting for my 12:55 flight. I logged onto the airline website when I couldn't sleep last night and grabbed one of the newly released exit row seats, so I should be less cramped than I usually am. I'll have to stow EVERYTHING in the overhead, but that's no great tragedy for a flight when I'll be asleep.
And I need my sleep. The trek over here rivaled Gatwick for milage covered between gates (TWO trams were involved...) I am tired, baby.
6:35am - MSP
And then home...
I took a cab from the airport back to our house - Gerry was up, he was waiting for me after he'd been awakened by a loud car a half hour earlier. He looks good - better than when I left - and seems to be getting stronger every day. This will be a long walk - almost as long as walking through the Gatwick airport.
At least we don't have to make a plane.
Tomorrow Elaine returns to Long Island - she's eager to be home, and I well understand that feeling! We're ready to be a family of 4 again, too - ready to settle into some kind of new normalcy.
The kitchen is almost finished - there are still some things that need to be hooked up, stuff to be finished - Monday is going to be a BIG day for our contractor. I've ordered a new battery charger for my camera, so when it arrives I'll be able to post some photos of how good it's looking!
Gerry's making a list of things that are bothering him to go over with our contractor.
Gerry's welcome to handle that aspect of it, I'm just glad that he's here to MAKE that list!
Feed me, baby!
12 Comments:
Glad to see you are home safe and sound. That's great about Gerry doing so well - Yay!!! It will nice for you all to be a family together. Looking forward to seeing pics of the kitchen. Hope you get a good night's sleep.
glad to hear you are home and safe. that you treated yourself a little. that you'll be your family of FOUR again (plus the kittens and puppies if i have my pets straight) and of course that Jerry is feeling better. YAY!!! {hugs}
I'm glad you've made it home safe and sound -- and how nice to have Gerry waiting there, feeling stronger :) Good luck with the contractor tomorrow!
Sounds like you had a great time- i hope I get to take one of your classes someday!
You are an inspiration! Reading your posts leaves me feeling grounded and grateful for my blessings. I am so happy for you and your arrival back with your family - new kitchen and everything!
Welcome home, Annie. Minnesota missed you. ;)
Hope you got some well deserved sleep after your travel.
Flying can be so exhausting these days. Every time I fly, it seems that my connecting flights are located at the farthest away gate. Sometimes I walk clear to he other end of the airport only to have them switch gates and have to go back. All while carrying the carry-on baggage. Then you finally get on the plane and you are jammed it so tightly you can't breathe.
I'm looking forward to seeing the photos of the kitchen bathroom project.
So glad to hear Gerry's feeing better, enough so that he's willing to deal with the contractor. That's a great sign!
Glad you made it home. I totally agree with the joy of coming home to my own bed. As a former NY'er, I, too, get confused with distances. Everything is much closer together....BUT...it takes so much longer to get from place to place (45 minutes to get from 3rd Avenue to 8th Avenue by cab).
I'm always so happy to hear Gerry's doing well.
Yay for home! It sounds like you need to crash. Hugs from me. {{{{{{Annie}}}}}} {{{{{{Gerry}}}}}}
{{{{{{kids and dog and everyone}}}}}}
I hope the kitchen will get done soon so you can just relax and dream of knitting and crochet. :-)
I'm glad that you're home!
Please give us Before and After pictures! Those are the best!
Annie,
Thank you for your wonderful workshops in Santa Rosa on Friday and Saturday! My family had had a challenging week and I had just arrived home the Wednesday before your workshop started. Your workshop was such a gift to me at that point. Being able to learn a knitting technique that really made a difference in my fabric was eye-opening. I also appreciated what good teaching you have incorporated in your class - we all were successful, and what a lot of information you brought to the two days. On Sunday, I drove to my mom's and taught her your combination purl and knit stitch, and she was delighted too! Next week we may try some of the Saturday stuff.
Thank you again for a wonderful time. By the way, my husband chose your Fair Isle sweater pattern as his pick for my next project.
Susan
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