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I’m on a plane bound for San Francisco. I’m off on a 4-day weekend after last week’s 3-day weekend and next week’s 3-day weekend (a work function, but we all get Friday off to travel to and hang out in Las Vegas). Soon, I will be sipping wine and laughing with 6 of my college buddy girlfriends in Napa. I can’t wait!
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Plane reading: Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget , borrowed from [Athena] last night after our walk. So far, a stunning read - one I can relate to so…blearily (?). I wonder if it’s the best thing for me to read before I deplane and drive head-on into Wine-o Country.
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Impromptu dinner last night with the Bulldog after my walk with [A]. Two glasses of wine and tons of talking. I don’t know, you guys. He has the most fascinating brain. I’m weirdly addicted to blabbering with him. We talked until 11:30PM, when i had to go home because I needed to sleep and then leave for the airport at 5:45AM.
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I overslept! But still made it to the airport with enough time to actually grab a mimosa at 7AM. I guess I had brain blur or something because I knew my plane departed at 7:26, but somehow I mixed that up with my plane boarding time. At 7:25, I was taking my last gulp of champagne and orange juice when I realized… OH FUCK.
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My guardian angel was watching because as my heart raced and I ran for the gate, I saw from a distance that our plane was delayed! Crisis averted!
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The women I’m meeting in Napa are all super alpha. It’s always interesting to make plans (we’ve been planning this for a year now) and actually DO things together because it’s a long, detailed negotiation and battle of so many differing opinions. I’m going to go with the flow as much as I can, but I also rented my own car in case of deadlock. No, I won’t drive while on the wine, but it’s just nice insurance to know that I can get away fast and far if I need to. That’s sounds dramatic - I love these girls fiercely and I probably won’t ever need to. But we’ve had squabbles before, and I’m not going to spend my precious couple of vacation days in any form of drama. As we’ve aged, there are really only 2 of the girls who cause a stir. One of them is not even going to be there, and the other…well, collectively, we can take her!
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We have so many awesome things planned. How can I even think of getting away from (a) massages, (b) wineries, (c ) specifically, bubbly! (d) fantastic meals, (e) more wine, (d) laughs, stories and more laughs
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I hope my clothing choices work. I’ve packed about 10 outfits. I’ll let you know.
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Can a single woman in her later mid-40s traveling in a pack of other women ever pick up on a guy? I’ll let you know.
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I will now open myself up to action and adventure. Starting NOW!
XOX
GS
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