i woke up early but surprisingly i just laid in bed when the alarm went off at five fifteen in the morning. i assumed that i would be more eager to get out of bed… considering i would be home in twelve hours. i gathered my things and did last minute packing… i only managed to forget a few things that i suppose aren't that important anyway. i texted ali and she picked me up about ten minutes before six. my luggage was too heavy… and i was already worried that i was going to be late.
traffic wasn't that bad and i had packed snacks to eat along the way. i knew that i didn't want to spend any money or eat at the airport…i am on a very strict diet. once we arrived it was pure chaos at the airport… its usually like this at LAX, just too many people trying to get somewhere fast. it started immediately when i was trying to make my way into the door and there were so many people and no one cared to move… the attitudes of the employee that wouldn't get out of my way… i guess i was in her way too. lots of rude people… the lines were long and i spent most of the time looking around at what everyone was doing and wearing. there were a lot of pretty girls in line, that comes with the territory for LA. i could tell that many of the people were going on vacation… families with their little children. i can't imagine traveling with children right now… i can't even imagine having them… much less traveling with them.
when i got to the first kiosk the lady informed me that i my bag was five pounds overweight and i would have to pay $75 dollars… i got so upset. "NO EXCEPTIONS" she yelled. "where would that money come from?" i kept running over in my head… and i started to cry. luckily i did have some spare money set aside for gas and i just had to use that. the entire thing upset me so much… i was just silly and should've packed more efficiently. lesson learned. after some dramatic tears i made it to security which was also chaos… luckily i have this system down and made it through just fine. everything went really quickly, i hardly had time to sit still and pray before boarding the plane. i managed to get a good window seat and quickly wrapped myself up in a blanket and fell asleep. every so many hours i would look out the window, but i was too tired to really care that i was flying over the entire country. i was just ready to be home. since i hardly slept… only like 3 or 4 hours that night before. we landed in atlanta and you could feel the humidity immediately. the clouds while we were landing were really cool… lots of storm clouds and there were sections of clouds that piled up, thats where the thunderstorms were taking place.
we landed early but ended up getting things mixed up at the gate and sat on the runway for awhile… i really had to use the bathroom so as soon as i got off i headed towards the women's room. while i was sitting in there i checked my boarding flight for the next flight… oh shit. i had only five minutes, they may have already closed the gates. i started to sweat and gathered my things and took off running. i was a mess running through all the people and i heard them paging me from the gate… "tehra burton…." i made it just in time and she closed the gate. i was out of breath and the flight attendant laughed… "we saved the best for last". i was so thankful that i made it, because i am so close to home that i can almost smell it… i can feel it for sure. the flight to norfolk was only an hour long and i managed to be able to sleep for most of it. i sat beside this adorable older couple that read their kindles and talked really nice to each other. the landing was a little shaky into norfolk, we had to go through some thunder cells… and then i was home. the comfort of norfolk airport is nice… its always calm and the people are nice. i met mom outside and she looked so pretty dressed in her bright colored dress! wow… i have missed her. she is such a beautiful person and she made sure to let me know that i was missed and she was so glad that i was home. "you look good honey… your skin looks good". thats what i worry about, aging myself by living this life in LA.
we had dinner at our usual spot in greenbrier and then ran some errands at the mall. i needed to return some things to ULTA and then see if sephora had the sea salt spray that i was looking for.. but they did not. i guess I'm going to the sea salt so I can live without it for a while. the evening was so nice, the car ride back was relaxing. driving through the dark country roads… no cars. we talked a lot about what my life is like on the west side…then we got home and had to go pick up dads truck from charlie's. this was the first time i had driven a car in over four months.. its a good feeling. especially when the roads you are driving are long, dark and windy… lined with tall stalks of corn. the good ol'country roads of the past… boy i miss them.
i hung out with the cats and tessa was all distraught because she didn't remember me.. i laid with annie in the brass bed and spent some time writing. i was really tired and slept well while cuddling with a cat. this is the life.
traveling faster than time today. things are not as they seem... its a matter of hurrying towards stillness. the chaos of the crowds and self absorbed society... all the way across the country.
thoughts of them.. all the music, all the talent... all the boys. from coast to coast; they hold me down.
i am in love.
i am in love with my life..
the light that shines down
below...
i am in love with LA.
once you are out... you realize what's in. now that i am gone, i can see what i have. everything i need.
pay the tolls and try and smile. it's just money... what a waste. i hate to waste.. but i've done it my entire life. more will always come... so i let this one slide.
in a time when you can cross the country in just a few hours... i take advantage of the skies. the miles i have traveled... the journey i am on, i get to land on my island soon.
it's time to see my main man. eight months later...
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