Well, I'm down to T minus 24 days and counting. Nothing to do now but endure the days until departure. Work, go to the gym, try to stay busy so that the time flies past quickly. It never goes fast enough though.
My flight leaves for Miami at 6:30am on May 4th. That is one time when I will not care about getting up early! In fact, I love those early flights out.
It's great to arrive at the Marriott South Beach just in time to go down to the beach and get a few hours of sun before coming back to the room for a cold drink and a nap before dinner.
The airport is usually pretty calm at that hour too. Perfect for grabbing a cup of Starbucks and heading to the gate with a magazine or a paperback from the gift shop and your travel bag. Man oh man, I cannot wait!!!!
I always feel sorry for the folks at the gate next door who are departing for some other cold destination in the northern hemisphere. They look over at you and you can read their minds.... they're thinking something like...."Damn, I wish I was going to Miami today!" Instead of flying to some dismal grey town up north.
Meanwhile, you're over at the other gate humming the tune to Jimmy Buffett's "Cheeseburger In Paradise" and thinking to yourself how damned glad you are to have your cell phone calls forwarded to the office and how in 3 hours you'll be going over the causeway towards Miami Beach. Checking out the cruise ships as you go by and thinking about what restaurant you'll go to. What bars you'll kick back in with a cold beer or a martini. Which cigar you want to enjoy on the balcony overlooking the ocean when you get to the hotel.
Well, until the big day arrives, all we can do is keep on keepin' on and eventually that date of departure will arrive. The next thing I know, it'll be May 3rd and I'll be celebrating wrapping up the last few hours of work and making plans for a good pre vacation dinner somewhere.
It can't come fast enough !! I am ready for some good seafood and an icey martini.
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