Travel Update || We're On a Bus
- Julie
- Nov 15, 2017
- 2 min read
We're on a bus. Compared to some of my previous bus experiences, this bus is the greatest yet. There are miles and miles of leg room* and no one is listening to their music without headphones (New Yorkers who think that other people want to hear your music, I'm looking at you). I've also been promised that there will not be a weird stop at a Chinese buffet in the middle of our trip, like there is on the bus that goes from NYC to Boston. There is nothing worse than being woken up from your bus-nap one hour from your destination for a 15 minute break. Add to that the fact that everyone on the bus is now attempting to eat lo mein and egg rolls in a manner that would be considered bus-appropriate. Chinese buffet food is not bus-appropriate. Furthermore, no one has vomited yet, which is drastically different from any trip I ever took with middle school children. It took a while for me to finally realize that cleaning up vomit and holding a puke bag for a 12 year-old is not the normal way to ride a bus.
Our bus ride also gives Matt time to do his favorite thing...research new credit card bonuses! The current one he is looking at is for BP and you can get $.25 off each gallon of gas or something (we don't have a car). However, his diligent credit card actions did get us a gazillion* free airline and hotel points, so keep up the good work, Matt!
*Not scientifically accurate
On another note, we managed to fit all of our things into our bags. Somehow, I was able to fit 6 months worth of daily contacts in there, too--daily contacts seemed like such a good idea when we had a bathroom in which to store them. My bag feels like it is over 100 pounds and I have to have help lifting it onto my back, but it is actually only 34 pounds and I'm just weak. I mean, 34 is not a very big number. I think 34 pounds is like the weight of a child (I'm pretty sure all children weigh 34 pounds**) and children are little. Next time you see me I'll probably be really strong.
**I have no idea how much children of any age weigh.
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