travel nightmares & some red skirt love.

I just got home from Russia.

It was a traveling horror story.

It took me 40+ hours/


I don't want to relive the details, so I'll give you the quick version.

*6 total flights

*5 security check points

*4 flight delays

*3 hours sitting on the plane right outside of the Des Moines airport because air traffic control wouldn't let us land in Chicago

*2 unknown airports in foreign countries whose languages I didn't speak

*1 body cavity search (oh, joy)

...and a canceled flight
...and an unexpected night spent in Chicago
...also experienced my first TSA searched baggage. (that wasn't so bad, though, because they packed it back up better than I had originally)


and just when I thought I was home free, I got a flat tire on my way home from the airport.

TODAY IS NOT MY DAY.


but I AM HOME. AND I DON'T SMELL BAD ANYMORE.

Here is a fashion post with photos I took a while back inspiring me that I may once again not always look as tired and sweaty as I did for the last forty-some hours ~

In conclusion ~

Traveling is fun..

 except for the actual traveling part.


Yay, adventure. 

(I usually mean that, but today I am being sarcastic.)