Social Butterfly left for San Francisco today to spend Spring Break with her "village" family. It was her first time flying alone. Due to my incipient memory loss a scheduling error, I was supposed to be in class at the same time I was supposed to be putting her on a plane. There was no alternative--I had to play hooky.
Leaving on a jet plane--flying through an uncharacteristically cloudy sky.
Reunited--SB and Lolo--her twin is feeling camera shy.
So aside from taking SB to the airport--a 3 hr trip with the 40-minute plane delay--what did I do with my "hooky" day? Get my teeth cleaned, exercise and do laundry. I know, I'm livin' large--don't be a hater.
I couldn't feel to sorry for myself though, after I found an unexpected package on my front door.
A lovely gift of bath goodies and THE GREATEST card--from She. She swiped a picture off this post and turned it into a card--how clever and cute is that? Very, I know. What a nice surprise. She is not only a blog friend, but the kind of teacher I aspire to be and a teacher I wish my kids could have. I have my fingers crossed that I'll be meeting her irl soon. If I don't comment on your blog tonight, you can blame She--I'll be trying out my new bath salts and bath pillow with suction cups.
That's the good kind of surprise!
Posted by: blognut | April 09, 2009 at 07:11 AM
Aren't surprises great!
Could that plane be any brighter?!
Posted by: jenrantsraves | April 09, 2009 at 07:53 AM
Oh nice day...letting them fly off by themselves does make you tense at first...it's good for them though.
Posted by: Mary Alice | April 09, 2009 at 08:17 AM
oh yeah, bloggy friends can be so wonderful
Posted by: gary | April 09, 2009 at 08:43 AM
Mmm...sounds dreamy!
Posted by: Grumpy Momma | April 09, 2009 at 08:49 AM
awww...such a sweet gift, especially the card.
I hope SB has a wonderful adventure up in San Fran.
Your day of hooky sounds good to me too...especially getting your teeth cleaned. One of my favorite things to do!!!
Posted by: Busy Bee Suz | April 09, 2009 at 09:03 AM
Lovely surprise! She is great. :)
I hope SB had a wonderful time.
I'm willing to send mine of that age off on a trip like that, but from here, nearly everything a hop, skip, and a jump -- each of those requiring a different flight.
Posted by: kcinnova | April 09, 2009 at 09:24 AM
I would never blame anyone for picking a bath with salts and pillow over commenting at blogs!
I was 18 when I took my first plane ride and I was all alone and scared sh**less. It was all good, but still very scary.
The picture of the plane is gorgeous!
Posted by: imom | April 09, 2009 at 09:36 AM
Is it the person with the closed eyes or only her ass showing that would prefer not to be in the picture?
What a lovely surprise!
Posted by: Manic Mommy | April 09, 2009 at 09:58 AM
Only a 40 minute delay? That's not bad.
Posted by: Smalltown Mom | April 09, 2009 at 10:24 AM
A present! Yay for you! Here's to YOUR R&R and SB's adventures in SF!
Posted by: green girl | April 09, 2009 at 11:10 AM
My hooky days never end up as glamorous as I'd prefer. But clean teeth and burned calories aren't such a bad way to go! Hope you enjoyed your gift! I'm going to have to steal the picture card idea...
Posted by: Laural Out Loud | April 10, 2009 at 12:13 AM
What a lovely surprise at your door! I hope SB has a wonderful trip.
Posted by: JCK | April 10, 2009 at 12:56 AM
What a great surprise! I loved that picture from your previous post.
Posted by: San Diego Momma | April 10, 2009 at 01:57 PM
AWESOME! I NEED TO MEET THIS "SHE" PERSON!
:~)
Posted by: she | April 10, 2009 at 05:43 PM
What an awesome surprise. I jumped over to her place and She is an awesome teacher - just as you are destined to be...
Posted by: The GIrl Next Door | April 10, 2009 at 06:31 PM
How thoughtful, that personalized card!
Posted by: phd in yogurtry | April 12, 2009 at 11:08 PM