Yeah, I am back home. It was warmer in Castle Rock on Monday than it was in PHX. Who'da thunk that? Arizona was overcast and rainy. I guess they need it. I had no problem with it. One interesting observation that I had was that PHX drivers to not FREAK OUT when it rains. Here in Denver, drivers just shit their pants and hit the brakes whenever it even looks like it is going to rain.
The flight home on UA was fine. And quick. I mean seriously quick. I am guessing an hour 15 in the air. Heard the tailwinds were just zipping us along. However, any time we made in the air was lost on the ground getting to the gate.
In a perfectly Jim moment, I am both texting Steve as we are on final (he didnt believe I could get a signal, but I did) and looking for my car key. Found them and (this is the "winner!" part) I left them on the seat in the plane. D'OH! I found this out (fortunately) while I was still in Concourse B, and not at Baggage Claim. I went back to the gate and they had found them and they were just sitting there, waiting on me after I passed the "what kind of car is it" test.
So the trip from DIA to the Parking Spot (that literally is the name) was no fun. It is all the way on 38th off of Tower Road, about a 15 minute drive, made worse by 4 couples of golf club toting seniors that got back from Vegas. I got to hear all about their voyages at the tables. Honestly, weren't they there? Why do they have to reiterate it? The lady next to me stunk. The van driver was this girl who looks like the Happy Home People TV commerical lady with the HUGE mouth, only the driver was on Puppy Uppers. Everything was loud and perky. Seriously made Katie Couric sound like a homeless woman. Shame I never have a few bucks in my wallet to give them a tip.
My wallet once had money in it, and it didnt know what to do. When I got it new at Target, I had to introduce it to money. "Now wallet, this is money. You won't see that much of it, so dont get too attached."
It actually took me longer to get to Castle Rock from DIA than it did from PHX to DEN. Figure that one out.
Got some more pictures coming, will post them when Suzann gets back to Ohio. If they live to tell the story. Mark, Suzann, Morgan and Charlie are all piling in the Escape and driving back to Columbus tomorrow. Have your cell phones ready to TEXT!!! Once Suzann gets the magic of e-mail back to normal that will allow her to send pictures, then I will certainly relay them on. Because I know you are dying to see pictures of me.
Oh yeah, the "Return to Sender" thing. Girl, let me tell you. Phoenix as a whole is lovely. Some people I met were very nice (at the gym), and others were so stuck on themselves they were like a Post-it pad. Get it? Ha ha, I know, I am a laugh riot. Seriously, they have their noses so far up their asses that it just ain't right.
Will I return? Oh yeah, I will. But more than ever, I will stick to my motto "No expectations, no letdowns".
Now let me get some sleep and rest from my vacation.
