Yesterday’s flight into Chicago was great. I can recommend Iceland Air to all of you. The seats were comfy, flight attendants friendly, food fantastic (Lamb chops), flight smooth (and on time) and best of all we had WiFi over the Atlantic Ocean.
We arrived into O’Hare International Airport at 6:15 PM. Customs went relatively smoothly. As usual my Global Entry was accepted without question but Patrice’s was singled out as a problem. I asked what the customs agent wanted to know and she replied “Nothing”. “Was that nothing like “Don’t annoy me anymore than I am annoyed” or “They didn’t want to know anything?” “They didn’t ask me anything” was her reply. Ugh.
My friend, Larry, picked us up at the airport and we met up with his wife, Mariette at a local restaurant where we watched the final game of the National League Championship Series (LA Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs). You know if it is baseball season I have to include a game into our trip.
Larry and I have known each other since we went to college at USC. I have heard that the USC – Notre Dame football game at South Bend is a real experience. Many of my friends have gone to many of these contests but neither I (nor Larry) have ever attended the game. So now you know the real reason for this trip. As I recall the planning for this trip went something like this:
Robert: “Patrice, how would you like to go to Iceland?”
Patrice: “I’D LOVE TO. THAT SOUNDS SPECTACULAR!”.
Robert: “The direct flight from LA is very long so how would you like to go to New York for a few days. We can get partly adjusted to the time change and then the flight from New York to Iceland is only about 5 hours”.
Patrice: “NEW YORK! WHAT A GREAT IDEA! LET’S GO!”
Robert: “What do you think about flying from Iceland to Chicago and seeing Larry and Mariette on our way home?”
Patrice: “I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT IDEA. IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE WE HAVE SEEN THEM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I COULD ALSO VISIT MY COUSINS WHILE WE ARE THERE.”
Robert: “Would it be okay if Larry and I go to the SC – Notre Dame game?”
Patrice: “oh………….. okay”
So here we are in Chicago and tomorrow Larry and I will see the Trojans battle the Irish.
Fight On!
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You and baseball!!! You make me smile! I wore my Dodger shirt and Dodger earrings to school today! Hope you and Larry have a great time at the game tomorrow !!! I would like to visit Chicago in one day! I hear they have great art museums and a large music scene.😄
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What a perfectly coordinated trip to take advantage of amazing places and perfect timing for monumental events! Dodgers/Cubs NLCS clincher game AND USC/Notre Dame rivalry in one visit! Perfection. Of course, absolute perfection will be a USC victory … and the Bush push is now legit! Fight On!!
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That would have been nice but not happening in 2017.
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