Wouldn't it be funny if i were still talking about Christmasy things in the middle of January?

yeah....
i flew home for Christmas!
i hadn't been home (to the US of A) in 8 months.
that means i hadn't seen my family (or friends) in 8 months.

my trip home was....eventful, to say the least.

let's just say that i have never had a bad experience flying.
i fly a lot, i think...
mostly becaues flights here (in europe) are super cheap.
i actually love flying!....
and (i know this is weird) i love turbulance.
i know, i know...it horrifies my parents
to think that i am this strange.
but i love the feeling of turbulance.
the thing is:
i love the feeling of movement...
falling asleep in a car, on a bus, on a train...
that is so relaxing to me.
and on smooth plane rides
it feels like you are just sitting...immobile...motionless.
therefore,
i love turbulance.
it makes me sleepy.

okay, moving on.
i flew from munich to chicago
and everything was fine.
.....however....
in the chicago airport...
the customs line was so long
that when i first saw it,
i literally gasped and stopped dead in my tracks
and honestly considered turning around and walking away
(until i realized i had nowhere to go).

waiting in line for customs took an hour,
re-checking my bags/security took another hour
and i got to my gate as the plane was taxiing away.
and despite my attempts
(aka my at-first-calm-and-rational-plea-turned-good-old-fashion-temper-tantrum),
i was not allowed to board.

i have blocked the majority of the next 9 hours from my memory
but i can tell you this much:
i hate the chicago airport.
a stupid, mean, horrible, vile chiacgo airport employee woman made me cry.
i was told i was going to have to wait 24 hours
for the next flight to okc.
and the worst part was
i was in chicago for all that time
and never even saw kanye west.

but i did fly home 9 (very long) hours later on standby.
and for that, i am so thankful!
i will pay $400 more for my next flight home
if it means avoiding that airport;
the worst, most inconveniently designed airport
of. all. time.
and my dad, who is the most intelligent engineer
of the last 4 decades/ever
has confirmed this.

but then i went to stillwater,
one of my favorite towns on earth
and saw my best friend
(/former roommate)
and we ate at one of my favorite restaurants ever.
ever, ever, ever.
(and i've eaten at a ton of restaurants all over the world!)
((and by ''world'' i mean: america + europe))

when kaitlyn and i lived together,
we would walk to this restaurant
(okay, let's be honest, we walked, like twice, and usually drove)
1-3 times a week.
not even exagerrating in the slightest.

to be back there - with her - was heaven!
oh and, out of the 100s of times i've eaten there,
i've never gotten anything other than this salad.
it. is. to die for.

*i apologize for the poor quality of the iphone photos....i was asked by every person i photographed why i wasn't using the hipstimatic app.... excuse. me.