miss akay

Flying back to the East Coast

It was a difficult morning, trying to get to the airport. My alarm clock went off four hours after I went to bed and only confused me when it went off. Shortly after, came my wake-up call from my mother to make sure I didn't sleep through my alarm. Really, what would I do without her?!

I tried to stuff everything as full as I could and still had to leave things behind. Luckily, JD as sweet as he is, offered to send me the things I could not bring. There were eleven bottles of wine I tried to carry onto the plane. I didn't want to check them, in fear they might explode from the unpressurized cargo area. Security stopped me and said I must check my items. Completely flustered, I went to the desk and reluctantly checked it all. Off it went! I crossed my fingers. I was too tired and scatterbrained from the whole experience to realize this was my last hour in San Francisco. Earlier, pulling out of the garage my eyes filled with tears, as I waived good-bye to Justine and watched my favorite neighborhood-- MY NEIGHBORHOOD, disappear behind me.

I was nearly the last person on the flight and spilled my coffee down my arm as I tried to free up my boarding pass to get on the plane. Slow down, girl! I took a quick picture and sent it up to Flickr without a moment to spare before we started to leave the gate. The city was fogged in, so the photos I took from the air were mostly of low hanging clouds... affectionately known as FOG!

Four and a half hours later, I arrived in Dulles, Virginia where I was greeted by my dad. It was so great to see him! The wine survived! At home my mom and grandmother were waiting, along with their two little siamese cats- Yoda and Blue. For dinner we had Maryland crabcakes with brocolli, green beans and salad. When was the last time I ate such a nutritous meal? Thanks, Mom! The wine was great. The champagne was great. All in all, it has been a very special homecoming. Tomorrow morning if my mom can get me out of bed, we're off to Philly in search of an apartment. Yahoo!

posted by miss akay @ 2:01 AM