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]]>I dislike getting ready for a trip; the anxiety of forgetting something really important, making sure the fridge doesn’t have anything that will go bad while your away, snuggling my cat Barb extra tight before I go as she tries to wiggle out of my affectionate embrace, only for me to chase her around the apartment telling her to “love me!” Mark is patient as I frantically go over my checklist in the shower, at the front door, in the car and then again as we pull along side the airport drop off. He makes sure I have my essentials: passport, underpants, laptop, phone and their chargers. Yes, I really need my phone that badly. I triple check that my hotel has Wi-Fi, something I really cannot live without, for blogging and Netflix purposes (currently addicted to Human Life from BBC) and I am out the door.
This is the part I like best about the trip, getting to the airport. It seems weird but I really like being at the airport. Going through security is not great but I love finding my gate, treating myself to a fancy coffee and a food magazine, computer on my lap, headphones in my ears and a figurative “Don’t Talk To Me” stamped on my forehead. This is my “out of the apartment” paradise.
Traveling solo can be liberating and this is my second trip in my life where I have taken off by myself. I like having own agenda, doing what I want to do without anyone else’s opinion in my way. As much as I enjoy travelling with friends or Mark, there is something cathartic about travelling alone. There is no compromise on restaurants or events and I will be hogging my king size bed all to myself, I plan to sleep like a giant X in the center of the bed, taking all the pillows and blankets for myself. I also have the added luxury of not having a 14-pound cat stepping across my face to wake me up to feed her, only to go back to bed after I have fed her to snuggle up a sleeping Mark.
I booked my trip to Vida Vegan Con in March and I have been counting down the days ever since. I am looking forward to meeting my favourite cookbook authors, fellow bloggers and veg-friendly vendors, in particular the taco trucks. I plan to eat my fill and then some. I truly never thought I would ever go to Texas but I am over the moon happy that I decided to go. I will probably never see so many vegans in one room ever again and in Texas no less! So if you are headed to Vida Vegan Con this weekend and you see my face, please introduce yourself. I will be happy to meet you.
Texas has had some devastating weather recently and my sincerest sympathies go out to those families who have lost loved ones and their homes.
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