30 hours

over the course of the last 30 hours, i...

* woke up when the clock still had a 5 as its first number, fed nora
* got ready, finished packing
* got casey up, changed a diaper, reminded him that i was going to chicago
* welcomed our WONDERFUL babysitters (i OWE you, heather, tegan, tavi, and thea!!)
* debriefed said babysitters on our crazy schedule
* hugged sophie, casey, nora and a sleeping ellee
* ran to the car, luggage in hand, and drove to the airport
* parked, checked in, found the gate
* boarded a plane and flew to my second home, chicago
* landed, debarked the plane, and ran to the car rental
* madly texted the alumni board to let them know i was on the way
* rented a car, drove like a crazy woman to trinity
* scoured the TCC parking lot, finally found a spot no less than 2 miles from my building and parked
* ran to the meeting and overly-participated...all day
* meetings meetings meetings
* chatted with friends, made plans for the night, hiked back to the rental car and set out for the hotel
* checked in, went to my room
* checked for bed bugs, found a colony of spiders (sick sick sick)
* called the front desk, requested and was granted a new room, moved to it, and madly texted friends from earlier that i was on my way
* realized that i had forgotten my rental car keys in room #1, contacted the front desk (yeah, they loved me), got let in to spider-fest 2010, retrieved keys and ran to the car (you can only imagine the words that came from my mouth)
* went to hunan inn, ate chinese and reconnected with a dear friend over delicious mushu and sweet and sour. (nadia, you know i adore you!)
* thought for an hour about what it would take for me to write a book (i really really really want to, but it's hard)
* said my good byes and began my two stop hunt for contact solution, found it, bought it, and headed back to the hotel
* fell into bed, watched jimmy fallon's 'thank you notes' and said good bye to the day
* said hello to the day again three times as drunk wedding goers ran and screamed up and down the hallway all night
* woke up for good at an ungodly hour, got ready, ran to the car and enjoyed coffee with another dear friend (keith, no matter what you choose, you will be fantastic!)
* texted, confirmed, and ran to the car for a breakfast date with two more of my very best friends
* ordered, ate, laughed and celebrated before running to the car, picking up another coffee, and headed to the airport. (love you kelli and jeni!)
* stopped at a grocery store to pee
* found the airport, dropped off rental car, and ran to the check in
* waited a mere minutes and boarded the plane.
* flew to minnesota, landed, and located my car in the long-term parking.
* crawled into my car from the passenger door because some butt-hole parked three inches from the drivers side making it impossible to get into from that door (again with the words i said to this particular driver)
* paid, left, drove home
* walked into what looked like a tornado-ravaged home, hugged my family (the tornadoes) and yawned.

i said to matt 'i am so tired.' he responded with 'why are YOU so tired? you have been on vacation.'

well....right.