Europe Vacation 2022 - Day 2 - Second Travel Day

 Jul 7, 

After the overnight flight, which was definitely rough, we arrived in Frankfurt at 9:30am. Going through customs was fast and easy, but we were tired. We walked straight to the train station and took the first of two trains to get to Strasbourg. I completely crashed on the first train, until Lionel woke me up because it was time to switch trains. It was a small train station that felt like in the middle of nowhere, although I am sure that was not the case. We waited for about 30 minutes and took the second train, which was more like a commuter train. That one was only 30 minutes, but I was still super tired and had to fight not to fall asleep again. When we arrived in Strasbourg we took a bus for about 15 minutes and finally got to the house at around 2:00pm. 

When we got the house we dropped our stuff off and Lionel went back out to get his parents from a nearby Cafe, where they had been waiting for us to arrive. We then finally took naps. After that we took showers and went out for dinner. Thierry and his family got here just in time to eat. After dinner everyone was pretty exhausted, and the girls had headaches from being so tired. So we walked back to the house and crashed for the night. 

Europe Vacation 2022 - Day 1 - First Travel Day

 Jul 6,

Today was our first of 2 travel days. We left the house at 11:00am, with plenty of time for our 2:00pm flight to NYC. With all the challenges and delays, at many airports around the world, we didn’t want to take our chances leaving late. The airport was pretty empty though, so we went through security in like 5 minutes. We had some bagels for lunch and left pretty much on time.

At NYC we had to wait for a about 3 hours but it went by quickly. We boarded the flight to Frankfurt pretty much on time, but sat on the runway for about 1.5 hours because there was a long line of planes waiting for takeoff. We also had middle seats, which is totally not ideal for an overnight flight because you don’t have anything to lean against. But we went into it with a good attitude anyway. Unfortunately the good attitude alone didn’t help us sleep. The flight was hot, which is usually not the case, and made it even harder to be comfortable. And there was a toddler that cried pretty much the entire way, with only a few breaks now and there. Needless to say, there wasn’t much sleep for any of us.

Saturday

 Jul 2,

Indoor run, because it was just too muggy outside, and Bella-Mami time out and about.

Sofia's new job

 Jun 26,

Today Bella and I went to buy smoothie bowls at Sofia's new job. And she came home all excited about some giant strawberry that they named Bob. They kept it all day, but she ate it at the end. 

Steamy and Slow Run

 Jun 26,

7.1 miles in 90% humidity.

Pride Cincinnati 2022

 Jun 25,

Toronto Work Trip

 Jun 24,

This week I left the country for the first time in pretty much an entire year to attend a conference in Toronto. I was happy to be able to go and take some of my team members with me.