note to self: take a break from wine.

things i accomplished over the past two days:

managed to wait around in airports - both of my planes were delayed by two hours or more.

traveled from whitewater to waukesha to milwaukee... only to get on a plane that didn't have enough fuel and had to stop in madison to get some before landing in minnesota.

spent over $90 on a pair of pants... hyperventilating the entire time. it's really hard for me to justify that much money on a single pair of pants. i just have to keep telling me it's an investment and that i really needed them. deep breaths.

saw someone from milwaukee in an elevator in minneapolis. seeing as how i don't ever make eye contact with anyone in elevators, it took a quiet, "lauren?" for me to notice. he said he almost wasn't going to say anything; i was glad he did.

ordered swordfish without ever having tried it before. [it was delicious.]

tried ahi tuna. seared rare.

cried in front of strangers. lots of them.

drank 6+ glasses of wine. 2 vodka tonics. 2 double shots of soco lime. 1 double lemon drop. i think it was the long island that did me in.

bummed a cigarette off some random people. proceeded to take 10 minutes to light it.

got more drunk than i have ever been before.

picked a lock with a screw, i think...?

called my ex-boyfriend. twice.

threw up for a solid 3 hours.

went to bed, woke up, threw up for another hour.

packed, threw up some more.

hauled ass to the airport bathroom. threw up for a solid 20 minutes.

survived "minor" turbulance. aka the scariest flipping ride i have ever been on in my life... thanks to deep breathing excercises and a strong grip on my armrest.

caught up with my default, go-to old friend.

hugged, laughed, ate, cried.

all in all, it was good for me. i needed it. perhaps i needed to drink less wine. i need to get away more often.