Home Sweet Home

I'm back in Connecticut! Yay! Happy, happy, happy. I always forget, but it's so nice to be utterly surrounded by just trees and sunlight, where the only sound is my parents talking and the birds. No cars, no smog, just "the country."
So my plane ride was a little uncomfortable. This time around, the seats didn't have footrests and there were entirely too many babies on board for my comfort. I sat next to an adorable little old lady who I felt quite bad for because she started throwing up halfway into the flight. And the airline attendants didn't have anything for her tummy which made me feel double bad for her. Other than that, though, the flight was good. I watched a few good movies - "Something New" and "Take the Lead." "Something New" was much better than I had anticipated, and somehow the movie made toenail painting look incredible kinky. INCREDIBLY. It also made me slightly suspicious as to how many men actually go for that kind of thing. As for "Take the Lead," obviously I loved it because there was dance. I didn't realize until the end credits that the girl who does the menage-a-trois tango at the end is my former piano teacher's grand-daughter. Go, Jenna!
So yes, my entire family met me at the airport and I told them all about my trip. I pulled out the big sack of candy I bought for daddy and he was very pleased. I also told mom about how I took a ballet class in modern shoes and ended up getting huge blisters on my feet from all the turning I did (but I've suddenly regained the ability to do perfect turns, so it's worth it). Then today we went out and did grocery shopping and dad seemed to be mocking me and my new aversion to NorthEastern Chinese food by buying pickled cabbages. Bad daddy, no peanut candy for you.