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Cincinnati Trip, Day Ten
Aug. 29th, 2021 11:59 pmSUNDAY, August 29
Got up around quarter to seven to pee. Gary's alarm went off at 7:30 and we had some quality time before my alarm went off 45 minutes later. I prepared for the day and started packing up, but reached a point where I wasn't certain how to make everything fit. Gary folded up all our clothes, clean and dirty, and we packed clean clothes in Gary's suitcase and dirty in mine.
We left the room about 11 AM, checked out, and drove to Sheila's house for brunch. We arrived just before Colleen. At the table, Len announced his intention to retire, having been laid off yet again. We brought Sheila the fresh grapes we'd stashed in our hotel fridge and the rest of the aluminum cups we hadn't used. She had fixed a breakfast casserole, sugar-free banana nut bread, and fruit salad, served with bagels and pumpkin rolls. We sat and talked for hours until we had to leave about quarter to four.
We dropped off the rental car and checked bags without incident. At security, a big young bear TSO barked instructions on my lane while Gary chose the opposite lane. My lane moved slowly because of the number of children in line ahead of me. It didn't take long to get recombobulated, aside from putting on my suspenders. That settled, we descended into the transportation hall two long flights of escalators below. The east train was shut down for safety inspection and the monitors over the doors quoted appropriate song lyrics: "Walk On By", "You'll Never Walk Alone", and "These Boots Are Made for Walking". We took the train to concourse A and soon found our gate. We didn't have long to wait for boarding because of our First Class tickets.
Soon after takeoff, I noticed we were climbing over some huge stacks of fluffy white clouds, brilliantly lit from above. I settled in to watch an episode of House Hunters set in Dallas, with a cute cublet looking for his first condo with the help of his female BFF from college. The episode ended just as dinner was served: ravioli with asparagus and diced squash, a green salad with vinaigrette (non, je ne vinaigrette rien), and a buttered roll. After dinner I listened to some music, journaled, and went back to the TV section. About a half hour's worth of home improvement shows and a trip to the bathroom later, I decided to get some sleep. I put on A Charlie Brown Christmas and slept for at least one cycle through the album. The flight attendant served warm cookies and drinks while I listened to my GALA Festival VIIe recording from 2004, followed by the American Choral Masterpieces recording from 2007. Gary got some nice shots of Mt. St. Helens and Rainier and of the sunset over the Olympic mountains as we prepared to land at Sea-Tac.
We got our bags and retrieved the car from WallyPark, and arrived home just after nine. It had been a very long day and I ended up falling asleep in the recliner.
Got up around quarter to seven to pee. Gary's alarm went off at 7:30 and we had some quality time before my alarm went off 45 minutes later. I prepared for the day and started packing up, but reached a point where I wasn't certain how to make everything fit. Gary folded up all our clothes, clean and dirty, and we packed clean clothes in Gary's suitcase and dirty in mine.
We left the room about 11 AM, checked out, and drove to Sheila's house for brunch. We arrived just before Colleen. At the table, Len announced his intention to retire, having been laid off yet again. We brought Sheila the fresh grapes we'd stashed in our hotel fridge and the rest of the aluminum cups we hadn't used. She had fixed a breakfast casserole, sugar-free banana nut bread, and fruit salad, served with bagels and pumpkin rolls. We sat and talked for hours until we had to leave about quarter to four.
We dropped off the rental car and checked bags without incident. At security, a big young bear TSO barked instructions on my lane while Gary chose the opposite lane. My lane moved slowly because of the number of children in line ahead of me. It didn't take long to get recombobulated, aside from putting on my suspenders. That settled, we descended into the transportation hall two long flights of escalators below. The east train was shut down for safety inspection and the monitors over the doors quoted appropriate song lyrics: "Walk On By", "You'll Never Walk Alone", and "These Boots Are Made for Walking". We took the train to concourse A and soon found our gate. We didn't have long to wait for boarding because of our First Class tickets.
Soon after takeoff, I noticed we were climbing over some huge stacks of fluffy white clouds, brilliantly lit from above. I settled in to watch an episode of House Hunters set in Dallas, with a cute cublet looking for his first condo with the help of his female BFF from college. The episode ended just as dinner was served: ravioli with asparagus and diced squash, a green salad with vinaigrette (non, je ne vinaigrette rien), and a buttered roll. After dinner I listened to some music, journaled, and went back to the TV section. About a half hour's worth of home improvement shows and a trip to the bathroom later, I decided to get some sleep. I put on A Charlie Brown Christmas and slept for at least one cycle through the album. The flight attendant served warm cookies and drinks while I listened to my GALA Festival VIIe recording from 2004, followed by the American Choral Masterpieces recording from 2007. Gary got some nice shots of Mt. St. Helens and Rainier and of the sunset over the Olympic mountains as we prepared to land at Sea-Tac.
We got our bags and retrieved the car from WallyPark, and arrived home just after nine. It had been a very long day and I ended up falling asleep in the recliner.