The Things We Say...

I'm out of town again, traveling for work. This week I'm in Chicago, or more precisely the South Suburbs of Chicago. I really like this city, but the traffic's a nightmare.

I was realizing this morning that hotels have lost all of their charm to me. When I was little and we'd have to stay in a hotel for vacation or just for a night while we were on a trip, hotels were magic to me - I loved walking in to one and staying the night there. Now - well, they're simply just another building that's lost its appeal. No matter what chain I'm staying in, or how many "stars" it has, they all look and feel the same. I can't get the temperature just right. The pillows are waaay too soft. I never feel like I have enough towels. I don't know the channels on the TV. The continental breakfast's are all the same. Seriously, there's no more mystique to hotels for me. This morning I woke up not knowing where I was...ugh.

Tricia and I have noticed lately that there are certain things that we each say all the time, particularly when we're in specific places. For example, whenever we're at the grocery store and we need to buy honey, I say (apparently all the time), "I wonder why honey comes in bears?" Seriously, why does it? But back on topic, I guess I say this all the time. There's a new Chinese buffet in Columbia that opened a couple of months ago. Apparently everytime that we'd pass by there for a while, I'd ask Tricia "Hey, I wonder if this new buffet is taking business away from Great Wall (the other buffet in town)?" Everytime. Without fail. Can I not come up with anything original??

Tricia is not immune to this - whenever we pass by Libby's pediatrician's office, she always says "You know, I always go in the exit here." In her defense, the exit does make the most sense for us to go into, particularly coming from our house.

We're also not immune to jibberish - the things you say when you're nearly asleep and that make no sense whatsoever. Ask us one time about Applebee's or breast milk...they may not be funny to you, but they'll crack us up all the time!

MK