Floricago

Sorry for the lack of posting. My 17 readers must be disappointed. I only had a few days last week between my trips to Florida (for final exams) and Chicago (for deep dish), then I was catching up on schoolwork for the new semester. Hopefully my twittering has been a reasonable substitute.

School went well. I was happy with my grades, especially since my International Finance exam had a pretty sweet curve. I do think my Professional Writing exam was way too hard. I would have rather had pure essays than one-word answers, so I could show my understanding of the concepts rather than memorization of definitions. In Gainesville, I stayed with my friend Jonathan again, and we played Brigitta in Mario Kart 2000 miles away. Also go to see Ryan, Greg, Casey, and Stuart, amongst other troublemakers.

I was back home for only four days before getting back on a plane. On our way to the airport, we dropped the dogs off at the PetSmart PetsHotel, which they love, and I highly recommend. We found out while we were there that they jacked their prices up. We may need to shop around next time. Apparently my parents know the people who run Wag Pet Hotels, but their Sunnyvale location has been 'coming soon' for over a year.

When we got to the airport, the lines were insane for Memorial Day travel. We honestly could not find the end of the line (check-in or security) for ten minutes, and Brigitta ended up asking an employee what the best option was. Under her breath, she told us curbside check-in would be the fastest, but we'd have to pay. We decided to try and were prepared to pay $50 to avoid the two-hour lines. We walked 20 steps out the front doors to the booth and, long story short, paid $2 for a much more valuable convenience. The nice gentleman got a 150% tip.

Fast forward to Chicago O'Hare where we waited 2 hours for our misplaced luggage (United is still my favorite airline), then took the train to my sister-in-law's. On the way, I made a deal with Brigitta that if she didn't fight with her sisters and stress me out, I would give her a prize when we got home. In the end, she did pretty well, but that's only if we exclude Tuesday. It was nice to see most of Brigitta's extended family at the Memorial Day BBQ, then her grandparents afterwards in Cicero. Her grandfather is going to be 98 this year. "Ninety-eight".