8-12-08

I just realized that I didnt finish my trip. I didnt get to tell you what exciting things happened to me on my last day in Pittsburgh....

Eric and I got up early and went shopping, again. Exciting, huh. My goal was to get some cute bracelets while I was there. I found some. I bought some Brighton jewelery. If you dont know it, look it up. Its very 'me'. So I got a few bracelets for me and then one each for my girls. It was fun shopping for them. Then we went to the COACH store. I walked in and told the girls that I wasnt going to buy anything, but I just HAD to look. Luckily, they didnt have anything that I had to have. Im very purse picky.

After shopping we went to the Phipps Conservatory. It was beautiful! We got in on a free day, which always makes things better. We walked around and enjoyed each others company. They were also having some 'thing' going on with chocolate. Eric, being allergic, meant I got his. That was exciting!

While we were there, my daughter called and asked me how the weather was. Weird. I told her it was sunny, warm, beautiful. The proceeded to tell me that it had been raining in Chicago all night and day. Wonderful. She was able to pull up my flight and tell me that everything was still on time, and I was good to go. Man if I had only looked in my crystal ball that day....

Eric and I decided to head towards the airport after we had some lunch. Lunch was amazing. He took me to an Italian restaurant and I got my favorite. Chicken Parmesan. It was amazing! I almost couldnt believe how much I ate, but I couldnt help it...lol.

We stopped at a mall near the airport because we had time to kill. We walked around window shopping. That is until I spotted 'it'. A Dale Jr jersey for my dog. I had to have it. We made our way down to the kiosk and I snagged a size small for my Kadie. The damn thing was $30, but I didnt care. My dog had to show her support. I went to pay, and the very nice lady told me the jerseys were 75% off!!! Holy Shit. I could have bought 2!! (Kadie loves her Jersey. Will post a photo soon)

Off to the airport. We sat in a little cafe and talked for a few minutes before I had to leave. We made a decision that instead of him coming to see me in 2 weeks, I would come see him and we would drive back together. Yay!!

I got through inspection, with my love watching me the whole time. One last kiss and wave goodbye. I will see him in 2 weeks.

I got to my terminal no problem. Sat, read my People magazine, chilled. My plane never showed up. I should have figured something was 'up'. We had to board a different plane a few terminals down. No biggie. We get on the plane at 730pm, taxied out, then sat. WTF! We ended up having to sit at the end of the runway for close to 3 hours. The weather in Chicago was THAT bad.

I was on the phone with Eric and my daughter. There were tornadoes going through the area. Horrible winds and rain. Ohare airport was closed for business. I was at the end of the runway with around 120 other pissed off people and all I was thinking was....I had to be at work at 4am. Shit! I called the girl that was picking me up, she works for me, and told her not to leave til I called her. She had no problem with that because she then went on to tell me about the weather.

They served us drinks....um, duh, and popped a movie in. I was texting Eric and getting updates. He so badly wanted to come pick me up, but couldnt. It pisses me off to this day that they couldnt just let us sit in the terminal. At least we would have been comfortable.

Finally, we got the window to fly. Coming into Chicago was interesting. As we were flying over the city, the lightening was striking all over the place. It was cool, but scary. We were coming down the runway and I swear to God we werent stopping. They guy next to me even made a comment on how long we were 'stopping' for. We taxied around for a while, not going anywhere near a terminal. They parked us in the 'Penalty Box'. Yeah, who knew there was a penalty box for airplanes. Once again, we sat. They couldnt let us off the plane because the lightening was too close. We had to wait for the storm to pass so the ground crew could bring us in.

After sitting in the 'box' for an hour, we were moving again. This time to someplace so far away from the airport, we couldnt see the airport. The problem now was that because so many flights had been cancelled, they didnt have an empty terminal to park us at. We now had to wait for some flights to take off and snag a terminal. This took another 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, my ride was sitting at an oasis waiting for my phone call. She had to be at work the same time as me, so I couldnt really call off. Sleep on the plane? Yeah, no. Lights all on, 120 people, had to pee....sleep was the last thing on my mind.

Finally, we parked. Got off the plane. Before getting off the plane, they gave us a website to go to and get a $25 voucher towards our next flight. Yay.

It was weird passing so many people in the airport at 130am. They were in lines for customer service. They were sleeping in chairs. In window sills. On the floor. It was crazy.

I got outside and my ride pulled up. She was a little tired, but no more than me. An hour later, I was home. I got inside, got kisses from my dog, kiss from my daughter and then I hit the shower. I had to get ready for work.

Work sucked that day. I fell asleep on my desk at lunchtime, but somehow I made it through. I got home, did some laundry and went to bed early.

I had the most amazing time in Pittsburgh. I dont really care about my trip home. The time spent with Eric way made up for it. We had a great time.

Here I am, on Tuesday night just two days before I fly out to see him again.

This time, Im taking my youngest daughter with me. I asked my other kids what they thought of her going with me, and they were all for it. They said she needs to get out more. It will be good for her to get away from her computer for a few days. She may reconnect with the real world.

We have so many plans....which include going back to Kennywood. You guessed it, Im going on the Thunderbolt at least 2 times!!! Eric is so looking forward to us coming out. He fixed up his front porch so I can sit out there. He painted, put a rug down and is going to drag out his chairs. I love it out there. Great view. Its such a busy intersection and there is so much to watch.

We are also going to visit a few more museums. Go to a ball game. Visit his mom.

Tuesday we are driving back to my house. Hes going to be out here for.....um....I have no idea how long hes staying. Doesnt matter. This will be our longest time together. It seems that every trip gets longer and longer.

Im excited to see him. I miss him. I need a hug.

Things at work arent going well. My boss is being an asshole, again. The fucker wrote me up for not keeping a door locked after I leave the store. Now, how in the sam hell am I supposed to keep a door locked after I leave the store??? If I had the only key I would understand, but there are many keys to this room floating around AND it has a computer in there that people need to use quite often. Hes a dick. He gets off on this shit. I dont care.

I have Eric. I have my kids. I am happy. Who needs a job....lol.

All for now. I need to do something, like sleep, maybe.

Im off to Pittsburgh in 48 hours. I wont bore you next time with our day to day activities. I will blog from there so you will hear from me soon.

Have a great weekend...be safe

Peace Out....