landed in rome but sadly missed my connection, which means i won't get to madrid until around 4pm. but fortunately, i have this priority pass which lets me into the airline lounges. so i've just taken a luxurious shower here and feel refreshed, if a little sleepy. i've got another two hours so i can wander through the duty free and apply enough makeup samples and perfume to look and smell relatively normal.
there's a new term out there for parents who are WAY too overprotective of their kids, who do everything for them, who cater to their every whim to make sure they succeed, etc. they're called helicopter parents. because they hover. i sat next to a woman on the flight over who was on her way to pick up her 17 year old daughter who was not enjoying her 'teen tour' of europe. it was the daughter's graduation present to be sent to europe on an organized tour for three weeks and apparently she wasn't really liking it and wasn't meshing well with the other kids, and she missed her boyfriend. so this mother bought a ticket yesterday to fly over to pick her up. i happened to see the receipt and it cost her $1800 - and they're coming back in less than 48 hours. yowsers. it's going to be a sad state when these kids are adults and can't do much for themselves.
so now i have a few hours in rome to catch up on some work before my battery runs out. must dash.
oh - but a BIG SHOUT OUT to my sister and my cousin summer - both whose birthdays are today! even though i know my sister will never read this because she never gets to a computer. to be 23 again!
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