Friday, March 28, 2014

Take Off

Now I know we don't have to leave home for good food (um, Chicago Eli's cheesecake!), French wine, and new tunes - but international travel gives you all of that (yes, complimentary drinks, even in the cheap seats of the aircraft!). We are moving from our loved ones at a scary fast speed, seriously moving over the mysterious ocean, highlighted, of course, in recent weeks, by every media outlet around - where does one land an aircraft when there's an emergency and the ocean is the only thing around?  Two Merlots and my personal interactive screen shows me I'm just south of New Brunswick and I'm learning the latest lyrics of Katy Perry's Prism.   Shawn, meanwhile, is enjoying 22.2 ounces of complimentary Heinekin, watching the interactive map with Carole King's Tapestry, and commenting on our altitude and ground speed (33,000 feet and 600 mph)...

I decide:  It's good to get away - all we have is this moment!  There are 6.5 billion people on this precious planet and I'm hoping to uncover a little more of life's truths on this trip!  I'll be tired when we get to the UK, downright ornery with possible canker sores by Budapest, but we are coming!  We know you know wheat and corn - and we can relate - but I'm personally excited for your Hungarian wines!  We will try Hungarian ghoulash  of course!  And we know your own introduced the world to the Rubik's cube...that's just so YOU!  We understand you to be the "Paris of the East" and we are ready to soak in your beauty!  We're on our way to a former Soviet bloc region...liberated only 20+ years ago.  I can't wait to talk with your natives - the distinctive cadence I've read about even when you are politely attempting your best English.  We are determined to uncover more about this world - and each other - as the miles away from our loved ones increase.  Hugs and kisses.


4 comments:

  1. Enjoy, enjoy! Really looking forward to following along via blog! :) xoxo

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  2. Jen

    Thanks to you from all of us at The Eli's Cheesecake Company. Please come to Eli's on your next visit to Chicago as our guest for Lunch & Dessert.
    Best wishes,
    Marc Schulman
    Eli's President

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  3. Jen

    Thanks to you from all of us at The Eli's Cheesecake Company. Please come to Eli's on your next visit to Chicago as our guest for Lunch & Dessert.
    Best wishes,
    Marc Schulman
    Eli's President

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  4. Jen

    Thanks to you from all of us at The Eli's Cheesecake Company. Please come to Eli's on your next visit to Chicago as our guest for Lunch & Dessert.
    Best wishes,
    Marc Schulman
    Eli's President

    ReplyDelete