After two years of limited travel due to COVID, things opened up once again in 2022 and I actually found myself on an airplane or two throughout the year. I thought it would be nice to look back at the trips I took this year. Things started in late January, when I went to Hawaii for two weeks. Things were still pretty locked down on the islands at the time, so I didn’t do a lot of activities, but a week relaxation at the beach and the pool followed by a second week of working remotely followed by afternoons at the beach did the body (and the mind) good.
The next trip came at the end of May, as the family headed to Boston for Angelina’s graduation. The boys and I arrived late Friday night, where we basically went straight from the airport to the hotel to sleep. On Saturday, we did some sight-seeing. Sunday was graduation, followed by a celebratory dinner. We all headed home on Monday, save Angelina.
At the end of July, I headed out to Denver for a quick trip to add a new stadium to my collection. I arrived on Tuesday and high-tailed it out to Coors Field for that evening’s game, which the White Sox won against the hometown Rockies. The follow-up the next afternoon was not as pleasant, after which I headed back to the airport for the flight home.
August brought a road trip to Indianapolis, to see Danny perform with the Troopers drum corps at the DCI World Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium. What was supposed to be a two-night stay turned into three, when the Troopers unexpectedly made it to the finals.
September brought a couple of return trips to Indiana, specifically West Lafayette. The month started with a Thursday night football game against Penn State, which should have been a victory for the Boilermakers. The following day, I met Danny for breakfast before an early volleyball game. A few weeks later, I returned to Purdue with my mother for another football night game, this time against Florida Atlantic.
My next, and final, trip of the year came the first weekend of November, when I travelled back to Boston to celebrate birthdays with Angelina. We spent most of Saturday together, going to the Museum of Science and then dinner at Fogo de Chao. I then flew home the following morning.