Born In The USA

This week's travels brought me back to the greatest country in the whole entire world...that's right, the good ol US of A! Even though California is a far cry from the cornfield where I grew up, it was still nice to be back in my own country. Taco Bells as far as the eye can see, street signs written in English, American flags flying high in the sky...ahhhh twas good to be home.

Although just being in California would have been cool all on it's own, the layover became even more awesome when three of my friends from various parts of the US and stages of my life decided to make the trip out to Los Angeles to see yours truly. Lita, who I met through Disney two years ago, flew to LA from Orlando. Her plane landed the same time mine did Tuesday afternoon, which worked out perfectly, as we were able to spend the whole afternoon and evening together. After resting up quickly we visited two of my favorite places in the whole entire world...Chipotle (amazing fast food Mexican) and Disneyland.

The next morning Stephanie, my old roommate from Boca Raton and Spirit flight attendant, and Michelle, a friend I worked with at Spirit who now lives in Las Vegas, also flew in to join the party.
The four of us rented bikes and spent the day cruising up and down the bike path along the Pacific. We had lunch and drinks at a really cute, you guessed it, Mexican restaurant on the Santa Monica Pier.

 We then cruised back to the bike rental shop and were pleasantly surprised to find out that we received complementary ice cream with our bike rentals. That, my friend, is how you run a successful business!

We finished off the day at Target, where I was way too excited to buy Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing, Triscut crackers, and Crystal Light Packets. It's the little things I miss the most!

Stephanie had to work a flight back that evening so we parted ways, but Michelle and Lita were able to spend the second night with me. The next morning the girls each headed back to their homes, and after sleeping in for a bit, I too headed back home to Dubai.

The beauty of these long trips, 16 hours to be exact, it that it allows me to have lots of days off. I'm currently on day three of five days off and it's GLORIOUS! It's always fun to spend a few days in Dubai, catching up with friends. However, it's currently hotter than hades here. If you honestly want to know just how hot we're talking, set your oven to 115, climb inside, and attempt to breathe...ya, I wouldn't recommend it.

Hope you all have a great week!

"A man walks through life painting a portrait not of what he would have done, or should have done, but of what he did." -Unknown