Jenelle... back in the saddle

It’s been a while since my last posting, and while you have all been so kind not to nag me for my lack of posts, I decided it was time to show my face again. The truth is, we have just both been very busy with work and other things. We’re sitting on a plane right now, flying back from a weekend visiting Andrew, Holly, Ella and Lily in L.A. Surprisingly, this trip has been just about the calmest thing to happen to us in a while. Ben and I certainly needed the break. Here’s the recap of the past week and a half…

Friday, February 24: Jenelle drives Ben to O’Hare Airport in Chicago. Ben flies to see his friend Fil in North Carolina for the weekend.

Sunday, February 26, 5 a.m.: Jenelle picks up Tom and drives to O’Hare to catch a flight to Palm Springs for a work meeting. (Rough life, eh?)

Sunday, February 26, mid-afternoon: Ben arrives back in Chicago from North Carolina, finds the car and drives back to Wisconsin.

Monday, February 27 – Wednesday, March 1: Ben and Jenelle both work, just in separate states.

Thursday, March 2, 9 a.m.: Jenelle catches the shuttle to Palm Springs Airport, where she rents a car and drives to L.A. (Side note – it’s expensive to rent a car when you’re only 24 years and 7 months, and when you want to drop it off in a different city than you picked it up.) Around the same time, Ben drives to O’Hare, parks the car, and catches a flight to L.A.

Thursday, March 2, 1 p.m.: Ben and Jenelle meet up in the American Airlines baggage claim in L.A. (Side note – Ben first asked Jenelle out at American Airlines baggage claim #7 in Chicago. She said yes.) Andrew picks us up, and after a short trip to his work, we drive to their house in Glendale. Then, we meet Brian for dinner in Pasadena. Brian is in California for work, and it was good to meet up with him and here about how he's doing.

Friday, March 3 – Saturday, March 4: Ben and Jenelle hang out with Andrew, Holly, Ella and Lily and do NO work. Yeah!

Sunday, March 5, 2 p.m.: After a slight delay due to snow on the ground in Chicago, Ben and Jenelle take off from L.A. headed back to O’Hare.

So there you have it. Things should start to calm down a bit. I hesitate to use the phrase “return to normal” because “normal” seems to be busier and busier lately. But hopefully we’ll have some time to kick back and relax.