Mi trip is done, now: on to the Con!!
The MI trip was a pleasant surprise! We got bumped on the way up, which earned us $600 in cash coupons from Northwest Airlines – w00t! Not bad for a couple hours drinking beer at the airport! :-) We tried to get bumped again on the way home, but no such luck. But that’s ok, we are now officially going to Comic-Con next year! Squeeeeeee!
We had a wonderful time staying with Nick’s niece Meghan and her (very cute) boi Josh. They have a 7 wk old puppy that kept us all on our toes! He’s a beagle and OH SO CUTE! He can pee on your foot and give you a sweet look and you’re like “oooooo, how cuuuuuute!” It’s amazing, the power of the puppy! LOL
I also finally hit the sweet spot with Nick’s sis and could let my guard down enough to bond a little. We’re very much alike, which as always, is problematic to new relationships. But I had a few lightbulb moments and I think we’ve reached a new level of understanding. I like it! Nick’s other niece Kaitlin is a lovely young woman whom we’d like to scarf away from MI and bring her down here. She’s got to finish college first, but once that’s done, I hope we can have her down here for a bit. She’s aching to get away from Wayne, just as I was aching to get away from Knoxville. I totally understand!
A big shout out to Meghan and Josh for putting us up and to Teri, Ed, Caitlin, Theresa and Patrick for a great time! It was great to see all of you. We must do it more often! (damn, why does airfare have to cost so much??)
It was in the 60s and gorgeous in Wayne on Friday, then it rained the rest of the time. It was actually chilly! What a nice break from the upper 90s we’ve had here.
We are now in get-shit-done mode from now until the Con. I can barely even write NEXT WEEK without getting wound up! I’ve not heard from Andy, I’d better give him a call. I’ve got a magazine to get online, a house to scrub, a tub to caulk, costuming to arrange, shopping to do and let’s not forget the usual stuff like Moon bills, etc. Oy!
I’ll probably not post much until after the Con. We are not going on an out of town vacation this year, but we’ll be taking the week off and laying low here at home. I’ll still have inventory and such for the restaurant but that’s no biggie.
Off to get the magazine up! Ciao!