So I have made it back to the US of A from Asia and all its earthquakes. It was only a 7 hour flight from Singapore to Seoul (a 30 min layover) and then a 10 hour 30 min flight from Seoul to San Francisco, and then another 1 hour 30 min flight to Salt Lake City, Utah. So a grand total of 18 hours on an airplane, do I know how to spell F-U-N or what?.
The flight path coming into San Francisco was amazing. We flew parallel to the coast and the Golden Gate Bridge. After the bridge we banked to the left, flying over the city and Alcatraz. It was such a pretty view from a great vantage point.
I decided to go to Salt Lake City, Utah to spend the night with my dear friends Mike & Teash Lawson and their two kids Aden & Amelia in Park City. I have not seen them in a long time ,and by visiting them I was able to avoid the Red Eye flight back to the East Coast, and sleep in a bed instead of an airplane seat...That is what I like to call a bonus item.
So if anyone is wondering what it is like trying to adjust back to a time zone that is 12 hours different from the East Coast,... Sometimes it is not too bad but other times it is, well how do I say....hmm...well....it sucks. Last night I slept great but today I have been up since 4am EST, which is 2am Mountain time. Later today should be very interesting!
Yesterday was a nice relaxing day. It started off with a nice bagel and a cup of coffee, followed by a very competitive trash- talking game of Sorry! (which I have not played since I was about 10 years old, man it was fun!) against Mike and his son Aden (I was winning right up to the end when Aden pulled 2 Sorry! Cards and pushed me back home. I do not like to lose-not even to a 5 year old). After dropping the kids at afternoon school, Mike and I had a great sushi lunch with a nice bowl of miso soup to warm us up (it is a bit cool here), and followed it up with a great steak dinner. (Thanks Mike- it was good and needed after 10 or so days in Asia). And then another round of Sorry!, which I lost.
I am glad to be here visiting the Lawson Family and enjoying the wonderful weather and views here in Park City. (I could see Allison working here and me being a SkiBum, note to self....... "talk to Allison about future plans in Park City upon returning to Boston"). However, I am looking forward to getting home (well Boston) and spending some time with my wife. I have to check the blog to remember what she looks like.
The flight path coming into San Francisco was amazing. We flew parallel to the coast and the Golden Gate Bridge. After the bridge we banked to the left, flying over the city and Alcatraz. It was such a pretty view from a great vantage point.
I decided to go to Salt Lake City, Utah to spend the night with my dear friends Mike & Teash Lawson and their two kids Aden & Amelia in Park City. I have not seen them in a long time ,and by visiting them I was able to avoid the Red Eye flight back to the East Coast, and sleep in a bed instead of an airplane seat...That is what I like to call a bonus item.
So if anyone is wondering what it is like trying to adjust back to a time zone that is 12 hours different from the East Coast,... Sometimes it is not too bad but other times it is, well how do I say....hmm...well....it sucks. Last night I slept great but today I have been up since 4am EST, which is 2am Mountain time. Later today should be very interesting!
Yesterday was a nice relaxing day. It started off with a nice bagel and a cup of coffee, followed by a very competitive trash- talking game of Sorry! (which I have not played since I was about 10 years old, man it was fun!) against Mike and his son Aden (I was winning right up to the end when Aden pulled 2 Sorry! Cards and pushed me back home. I do not like to lose-not even to a 5 year old). After dropping the kids at afternoon school, Mike and I had a great sushi lunch with a nice bowl of miso soup to warm us up (it is a bit cool here), and followed it up with a great steak dinner. (Thanks Mike- it was good and needed after 10 or so days in Asia). And then another round of Sorry!, which I lost.
I am glad to be here visiting the Lawson Family and enjoying the wonderful weather and views here in Park City. (I could see Allison working here and me being a SkiBum, note to self....... "talk to Allison about future plans in Park City upon returning to Boston"). However, I am looking forward to getting home (well Boston) and spending some time with my wife. I have to check the blog to remember what she looks like.
The time will be short as I found out today that I am heading to Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday night and returning on Thursday. I will then be in Boston for the last weekend of September to host Brad Owens (Allison's Dad's wife's son, did ya follow that?) who is coming to visit with tickets to the Sox game next Friday night. NOTE: We have not set any gift minimum to visit us, but Brad has now set the bar pretty high for anyone who follows him.
On the following Monday, October 1st, I have to go to Sao Paulo for a business meeting, and then I am heading to Cordoba, Argentina to go Dove hunting (man I hope I do not pull a Cheney) with Allison’s Uncle. And finally, I'll be returning to the Boston on the 15th of October. So this month was a blur and next month will be one as well.
**Play will start next week for "Where In The World is Chris", with the winner being able to take Chris's place on his next business trip some place in the world.
**Play will start next week for "Where In The World is Chris", with the winner being able to take Chris's place on his next business trip some place in the world.
Oh, and the picture is of The Mcpolin Barn in Park City from Jeff Swindell at www.postercaseproductions.com
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