Home Sweet Home

The past 4 days have been one-of-a-kind. However, that is not surprising, because when I travel, things are always one-of-a-kind. The adventure started at the Gary, Indiana commuter rail station with 6 suitcases and 6 carry-ons and my mother. It was time to say good-bye to Indiana and make the trek back to Washington State. It was a leap of faith, because we weren't able to carry all of our luggage since there was just too much; we were hauling everything I owned. But somehow, we were able to lug it out to a cab and the taxi driver got us to Union Station. 

Unfortunately, I didn't calculate the time it would take us to get from the commuter rail terminal to Union Station and we missed our train by 30 minutes. Since trains to Washington only run once a day, we had to stay in Chicago for the night and take the following day's train, which was an added expense of a hotel room and upgrading to a sleeper car, since economy class was sold out. So, instead of transporting everything to the hotel room, we checked our bags early and put the carry-ons in a locker. 

Ironically, Wednesday's train was delayed by an hour and 15 minutes. Throughout the trip, we encountered more delays including repairing tracks, repairing on-board electrical, and waiting for freight trains. I also got the flu on Friday from sleep deprivation of the past couple of weeks. 

Despite all of the excitement, I'm back in Washington! It's been a fabulous trip and I would never have it any other way than how it transpired.