Have you ever found yourself in LAX beside these 1964 tile murals? They bring me right back to childhood: I vividly recall walking past all of these colors, running my hand along the tiles (being annoyed when I had to stop because someone was coming from the opposite direction), and actually thinking they looked sort of old and funny. They seemed dated in that way that you don’t appreciate as a kid.
For some reason I hadn’t been around them in years. I don’t think the airlines I fly most often (Jet Blue and United) use the Terminal these are in (Terminal 4?). I figured they had been removed in a renovation. I can’t tell you how happy I was when Aron and Hudson and I ended up in here all alone when we flew to California for Christmas. I’m so glad they’re still there–and now I love how dated they are (in that way you really appreciate as an adult). Of course, oddly enough, their color-blocking motifs are back in style!
Aron is wrapping up his last day at Tisch–the NYU hospital–today and moves on to his last rotation of his chief year at Bellevue next week. Only one more rotation and he is done with his residency! But to be honest, finishing this rotation at Tisch feels almost as momentous. Yesterday we said goodbye to him at 6am only to see him again when he finished his last case at 9:30pm, just to give you an idea. As you can imagine, I’m so excited those long days are numbered. And I’m looking forward to celebrating this little transition this weekend! Hudson is just being the most fun ever (I really think these past two weeks have been my favorite yet: so many smiles, crawling all over, pulling himself to standing… I think he’s happier to be getting all around and into trouble), and I want Aron to get to enjoy it all, too.
And maybe then I can get to some of those other things I’ve been hoping to share… (For one, Hudson’s and my little Leap Day adventure.)
We have one more day of February. A 366th day of the year. (You know, to compensate for the few extra hours it takes each year for the earth to orbit around the sun. We’re all just playing catch-up, essentially.) I hope those of you born on February 29th get to catch up on those missing birthdays with lots of extra cake and goodies today. That said, psychologically it would be nicer if some other month–like June or July–got the extra day, no? Let’s stretch the Memorial Day-Labor Day season instead.
Is anyone doing anything special to mark the occasion? I think I’d like to start a tradition. Ideas?
We’ve chosen our destination for August: Bali! We decided we wanted to take advantage of the long travel time for a long-haul flight (I’m not sure when the next time I’ll be willing to travel 24+ hours to only stay a week or so will be, so as we have the entire month of August free this might be a rare chance to travel somewhere distant), we wanted to go somewhere favorable for the dollar, and somewhere warm. We looked in the direction of S.E. Asia and found that the best weather to be had there in the month of August is in Bali (the only downside then being that it’s peak-time for travelers). We’ll be there almost 4 weeks, but I’ve been reading lots of two-week itineraries because I find that–with baby Hudson–we can do about 25-50% of what we might have otherwise done in a day. Fortunately, Bali is a small island, so we should be able to see and do a lot. And the end of our trip will overlap with the major festival of Galungan.
It is a LONG trip, but we used miles to purchase three tickets even though Hudson qualifies to be a lap infant. I’m so glad to know that he’ll have his own seat to wiggle around in.
We’re so excited! A little daunted by planning, but really excited. We hope those of you who have been will weigh in with suggestions, favorite (and not-so-favorite) stops, etc.
