Simply Millennial

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I survived the 7 1/2 hour overnight train ride from Charleston, SC to Richmond, VA! All in all it was a fun ride, although I did have a hard time sleeping. Towards the end of the ride, an Asian gangster boarded who was obviously high on something. He was really nice, but he didn’t know where the hell he was. Every time the train stopped, he would pace the cars asking, “Is this Alexandria?” Alexandria, for those who don’t know, is a city in Northern Virginia. He had like four hours to go!  Everyone on board kept rolling their eyes at each other.  It was actually really funny.

After arriving in Richmond at 5:30 in the morning, we had to wait until 8:00 for the rental car office to open. We waited at an upscale McDonald’s that had CNN-HD. I thought a large coffee would get things going for me, but somehow I woke up in a daze realizing that I had passed out on a Mickey D’s table for an unknown amount of time. I went to the bathroom to try and pull myself together and the reflection in the mirror prompted a loud, “Yowza!” out of me. Craziness. 

Anyway, we got the car and drove an hour and half to our hometown – Virginia Beach! My sense of direction came back to me immediately. Even though I’ve been gone for years, I navigated through town like I had never left. It felt so natural. I’m so excited to see people I haven’t seen in years. There are about 3-4 different circles of friends I have here. Some overlap. I feel anxious and strange. Butterflies are living inside of my tummy. 

I’m about to shower, eat and take a nap. The plans are already forming for tonight, so I’ll need my strength. NettyD is back y’all!