In-flight Journal Service May 22, 2006
Posted by Leah in Hawaii, Life, Pennsylvania.add a comment
This is a blog I wrote on the plane during a random spasm of boredom.
May 19th, 2006, 9:35 PM (Hawaii time)
It's been a bit of a long flight. We've been in the air for about five hours now, and we've watched both movies; Big Momma's House 2, and The Chronicles of Narnia. Both very good movies, and great ways to while away the eight-hour trip from our island home to Cincinatti. I'm also glad to have my lappy with me, too. There's nothing like a bout of writing when you've got hours and hours to think about it.
There's a kid behind us. I dunno if he's a baby or a toddler, but he's been okay, except when the cabin pressure changes. It's just too bad that Mom and I can't seem to fly without having a baby around. There's another in the back, one that obviously likes to scream. Especially when everyone else is asleep.
So we're supposed to get into Cincinatti in three hours, which will be 12 AM Hawaii time and 6 AM Ohio time. Too early for me, but there's not much that I can do about it. I don't expect to be able to sleep at all, but Mom's zonked out beside me. She's been napping on and off for a while now, and she wakes up every now and then when I accidentally brush against her, or the kid behind us starts to wail again. Hope she gets enough sleep not to stress tomorrow, but I'm thinking that's doubtful at the moment, since traveling seems to stress her out anyway.
My nose hurts, and I'm not sure why. It's bugging me, though. And the baby in the back is screaming again. Huh, and Mom wonders why I hate babies. I'll make an exception for Beth, but she's the only one. I actually woke up this morning in a good mood, but I'm not as happy as I was. Flying really sucks the happiness out of a person. Not that it matters; I'll be fine once we get home. It's just the getting there that sucks.
Dang, I just sneezed and woke Mom up. It was actually pretty funny- she sat up, blessed me, then buried her face in the pile of pillows again.
Can't wait to see everyone again! I've got a feeling that it'll be a bit awkward at first. I feel like I'm living two lives, y'know? One in Hawaii, in paradise with the best youth group I've ever been to, and one in Pennsylvania, where I've lived all my life and have the best friends anyone could ask for. Here's hoping that everything will be back to normal in a few days.
Guess I'm gonna go work on my story or something. Maybe I'll write again later, who knows?
Obviously I didn't write again… but that's only because the battery on my laptop went out.
Tara and PA May 17, 2006
Posted by Leah in Life.2 comments
Hey folks, I moved my blog.
And we're also moving to PA for two months. Well, I s'pose it's not really moving; it's more of a vacation to home. But it's weird living two very different and very separate lives, you know. I've got the one back in PA, the one I've lived since I was two, and then I've got my new life here for the past year. And the funny thing is, I don't know which one I like better.
I love living here in Hawaii for a million different reasons: the weather, the rain foresty rains we get sometimes, the beaches, the smallness and familiarity of the island, our church, youth group, my friends, the visits from people, and all the opportunities we get here that no one else in the world does.
But then again, I miss my old life in Pennsylvania. I miss my friends, my grandpa, uncle, and sister, my church family, Quiz Team, my ferret, and the familiarity of our little middle-of-nowhere town. I can't wait to go home!
Tara's been here for a week, and it's been awesome having her here. Part of the time has been spent just hangin' out at home and playing cards, part of it has been going to beaches, and part of it has been spent going places Tara hasn't been before, like the Makapu'u Lighthouse. That was a lot of fun, but it was a long walk uphill. We got some great pictures, and I'd post some, but they're all on Mom's compy and I don't feel like getting them right now. But yeah, we've had a lot of fun just being here together.
Tonight Tara leaves… =( Then on Friday Mom and I leave for PA. I've got mixed feelings about the whole thing, but Mom says it'll get better when we actually get there. I certainly hope so.
