heading home on my own

it was super weird to wake up the next morning and remember that i was rolling solo.  i got all my stuff together and took note of the shampoo and conditioner in the bathroom because i really liked how it smelled:

i figured that since drybar is a pretty easily accessible brand, it wouldn’t be too hard to find at ulta or sephora or something.  of course, when i googled it i learned that it was exclusive to the aloft hotel chain - and even their online shop didn’t offer it.  of. course.

oh well.  i stopped for my hotel selfie and headed on outta there.

since i didn’t know if i’d ever be back in this area, i figured i’d take a quick walk around the corner to get a look at the world-famous apollo theater before calling for an uber to take me to the airport.  

it was already insanely warm and humid and i was more than happy to hop in the car and get outta there.  i was doing carry-on only, so i went straight to the AA lounge to find a seat and grab some snacks.

i peeked out the window at take-off and sent hugs and kisses to the bean, who was down there somewhere…

and we flew right over citi field, which was kinda cool.

before i knew it, we were landing in dallas. 

i had enough time to get myself to the admirals club for another snack and kill time before it was time to board the connecting flight that would get me home to ontario.

on the next plane, i sat back and watched more “selling sunset” while enjoying another hot meal.

we landed in ontario with some daylight to spare, which was great since i’d parked in the economy lot and had to walk pretty far to get to my car.

the hub was on his way home from his trip that evening too, but since i landed earlier i got to go to the pet resort to pick up the doggies.  although i only got teddy in this picture, i promise that they were both happy to see me.

i checked in with the bean, who was all settled in and had already completed the first day of their theater tech program.  the hub got home not too long after that, and it was really nice to be reunited again.  

as much as i love to travel, it’s always really good to come back home after all that time away.  back to normal life!