Both my trips were great. Chicago was really fun, a great change from Madison and a reminder that yes, there are still real cities out there. I ate HUGE amounts of food, I chatted with Maeve, we shopped, we went to possibly the swankest bar/lounge I've ever been in, we walked, we ate ice cream, we slept in. It was great. I'm looking forward to going back again at some point this summer - maybe with Ben in tow...?
Home was wonderful. I got there without incident (flying out of Madison is so nice), and Ben picked me up. It's always so nice to be in my family's house and with them, even if NC isn't exactly home. In some ways it's better, perhaps...I spend all my time with my family now when I visit Cary, instead of being distracted by the millions of other things I'd be distracted by if they still lived in NH. I'd probably visit more though, so maybe it would even out. At any rate, it was a really nice week. My mother's birthday made for some nice festivities, and I did a bunch of much-needed shopping with everyone. I also saw Iron Man and Indiana Jones, both of which I really enjoyed. IM was overall the better film, but I thought IJ was really fun - not as good as Raiders or Crusade, but definitely worthwhile. I love that they brought back Marion and not some unrealistically gorgeous new love interest. It made it that much sweeter, and helped it feel connected to the originals. Ben and I went at midnight, which was great.
Kitten and I didn't get as much face time as I'd have liked while I was home, but it's tough since she's still in school. I got to see a little more of her boyfriend, who seems pretty cool, and we did have a few good talks. She's so cool. Ben and I didn't get as much time as I'd have wanted either, but I'm less concerned about that because...he's moving up here! It's not quite a sure thing yet, but it's pretty sure. I'm *so* excited. Ben's pretty much the best, and having him here will make a huge difference in my summer. We've always wanted to live together, and it's just going to be so fun. So while it was still really hard to leave Cary and I really really didn't want to come back, it was made much easier by the knowledge that he'll probably be here in less than a week. And then the good times will roll. Or something.
I managed to make it to my first day of job training today despite some flight snags caused by serious thunderstorms in Nashville. It wasn't anything intense today, but it went well and I think I'll like working there. The kitchen is tiny for such a big place, which seems like it must get tricky, but people seem nice and fairly friendly. I wish I was starting a bit sooner, but I'm sure I'll need the time to get used to everything. I'm pretty excited about it, actually. Sadly they don't seem to be hiring anyone else...if Ben moved here and worked at the same place as me, that would really be ridiculous.
So today was busy. Training, picking up the car (under 250! yay!), groceries, gym, cleaning...now I'm relaxing a bit and waiting for the phone to ring. I started rereading Until I Find You yesterday while flying and am enjoying it again...it's not Irving's best, but it's still entertaining.
So...yeah. Home was nice, wish I'd stayed longer, wish I'd taken the trip I'd originally been supposed to, wish it was warmer here, etc, but so far, so good.
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