Hullo Internet,
I have been traveling almost the whole day. I am beyond exhausted. I had to take a nap because I was in desperate measures for more energy. I was straining my eyes to stay awake because my Dad forced me to wake up at the crack of dawn, force me to eat and stay conscious most of the way to the airplane terminal to the other. I was on a full flight for Southwest and all the seats were full. For traveling, I was surprised that I sat in the most dangerous part of the plane, in the center, between two rows of babies and small children, and I was next to a very "modern family-esque" couple that reminded me of the older dad and Sofia Vergara's character except it was real life. They sat next to me because I stole a window seat all by myself and sat between the babies because I was thinking YOLO.
If you do not know this term, it means: You Only Live Once = Y.O.L.O
Thinking about my future as a young teacher in music, I thought I had to conquer babies anyway. So as I was going down to my seat, I saw the most adorable baby with huge, ocean blue eyes gave me a questionable smirk. I retaliated by doing something only my mother does best by waving hello several times with an enormous smile. Then the most magical thing happened. The baby girl smiled, giggling in a cute baby fashion because I am the baby whisperer. I felt like a total boss because not only can I communicate with animals, children are on my list too.
It also made me realize that it made my day. That baby was very quiet on the whole eighty minute flight in the air. I was able to read most of the ride. Then my roommate picked me up, ate from the dollar menu at Wendy's, and managed to come back to my second home, blogging like crazy before all of these moments become mere memories in my mind.
Did you know that the memories we remember shift in our minds? The many times we remember a single memory from years ago can change before we know it. It is not necessarily a bad thing that the memory changes the amount of times we recall it. So, I want to remember this trip bak home was a good one. I got to see family, fight back against many attempts of One Direction Brainwashing, and relax for the first time. But I think the reason why this trip was successful was the fact that I did relax in spite of online classes. I managed to go to places and have happy times with my cats. (I mean MY cats.)
But I think I need to give notes to myself for future adventures. I like to think these helpful hints will definitely help my future self because there were some annoying moments for traveling that made it a little unsettling. Example:
- Pack lighter. Especially with your carry ons. Since I had to pack for two weeks, I need to remember that I do not need a ukelele and my oboe with me. I am the worst at trying to keep practicing. This trip was meant for relaxation not practicing. I will not bring instruments unless it is a vital role for a trip.
- Have at Hand one item to entertain you. In the future, I really want a classic ipod for this. A book was very helpful but I kept getting distracted by other passengers.
- Use cash more often. I have a bad habit of not having enough cash for little snacks and things. I need to remember for my big trip for Europe.
- Basically Pack Lighter!
