bounce

I'm feeling like a nomad these days.  I'm tired, but I still can't seem to sit still.

I travel for work and pleasure.

Sometimes I'm required to travel for work, and sometimes I finagle myself a trip.  I just took a look at my expense reports folder, and in 10 months, I have traveled 12 times.

Now for pleasure: Park City, Thailand, Bali, Milwaukee, (almost Scottsdale with a last minute re-routing to CA), Chicago (twice), and for this weekend, I just booked 2 tickets last night - 1 to Portland, Oregon and the other to Montreal/Quebec.  Because we can't decide which one we'd rather go to.

I am a bouncy ball.

It's funny - in a world where digital rules, and people are doing global business by phone, a good number of my friends still travel regularly.  A lot of it is for significant others.  I know a surprising number of people who have long distance relationships (eg, requiring air travel) with their spouses.  It used to be opposite.  I spose those are advancements on both ends.  Don't travel when you don't want to (work); travel when you want to expand your personal possibilities.

harry potter

Universal Studios - The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!  Everything was spot on, from Hogwarts to Diagon Alley to Ollivanders to butterbeer.  I haven't been to a theme park in I can't remember how many years, so this was a nice treat for me.  Our hotel key got us into the park an hour early and also served as a fast pass, so we breezed through all the big rides in 3 hours.  Not to mention that crowds are also apparently low in October.

Hogwarts 

3 UBER fans.  I was trying to sneak pictures of them all day.  They came prepared in their Hogwarts robes, and went around taking pictures of themselves, "SIGHTSEEING."  Love it!