It never ceases to amaze me: the plentiful cotton balls of the sheerest white, matched against the prettiest shade of blue as the plane emerges on top the lowest layer of clouds. Going from zero visibility to the clearest sky you may ever see. It’s beautiful. Peaceful. Serene. I am relaxed and at ease as I peer through the window, transfixed upon the unimaginable view.
That view, I feel, is the starting point of my vacation. I love airplanes and even enjoy airports, the diversity, the shops, the copious amounts of people, and mostly indentifying the simple truth one must recognize: there is such a mysterious persona to each individual you see. Each person with their own life, their own affairs, quandaries, lovers, jobs, etc. When I’m in an airport it leads me to feel that they are the binding that molds puzzles together. All of the different pieces fitting so evenly into one shape. The perfect blend, so to speak.
But I digress. So my journey continued from the airport at Milwaukee, to that defining moment in my life of soaring above the clouds. The airplane ride was nice. Very brief…26 minutes in air I believe they stated. The lady sitting next to me was very friendly, also. Complimented my eye make up as soon as she sat down! J It was very flattering. She lived in Texas, but was returning home after visiting family in Wisconsin. She told me about her recent trip to Paris, and her trip to Scottland before that. I felt as if I was meeting someone famous, in a sense, but for all I know she was lying about everything and was a terrorist! Lol!! Unlikely, but still…just to point out only half of my naivity. J
I arrived safely in the Chicago airport, where I followed my craving for nicotine outside. It was refreshing.. I finally learned after several experiences ago to bring matches and leave the lighters in the luggage. Smart thinking, as I was the only one of 3 people out there with any lighting material (so, of course I bummed out matches…because that’s what Jesus would have done!! ;)) On my way back in I had to re-enter security. I managed to be fingerprinted, patted down, and have my bags searched. Why, you may ask. Well, I violated security procedures. That $4 bottle of water I bought from the Milwaukee airport, that I had on the Milwaukee plane, was illegal material to have onboard an airline, apparently. Whoops. So, I discarded the water (as if I had a choice…they wouldn’t even let me have a sip of it first =[ )
Eventually I found my way to my next gate, where they were already boarding. I am now on that plane as I write this entry to my journal. I was tempted to order a cocktail as the beverages just circulated, as I’d really like to have one at 14000 feet, but I’m already pretty exhausted from the day and think I’m going to call it a night soon…. So off with the computer…gotta save some battery for the next journal.

Goodnight!