Day One - Saturday, December 20, 2025Day One - Saturday, December 20, 2025
I decided we would to kick off this adventure the way I did
the first time I went to London – from Chicago O’Hare. This made sense because Gary
and I had ventured to Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin to see our youngest child Benjamin graduate with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin,
Madison on December 13, 2025.
After a morning of cleaning the condo, dropping off items at
Goodwill, storing even more of Ben’s junk in the storage unit and watching disappointing
college football teams who were accepted into the CFB playoffs, we were off!
We met up with Madelyn just by the airport at Rosie’s Cantina.
It seemed like a good spot due to its proximity to O’Hare, but it was located on
the side of a massive mall buzzing with Christmas shoppers. We parked,
connected with Madelyn, and filled up on fajitas and beers to prep for the 8-hour long haul flight.
Ben definitely drew the short straw on the flight over to
London. I spilled my wine with dinner, lost my phone somewhere in my seat and kept beeping my watch to try and find it, and
stole the window seat (he had the aisle) to try and catch a nap. Lucky for me Ben doesn’t mind an over 50 tech and travel challenged mother and took all of my antics in stride.
After two inflight plane meals, very little sleep and finishing
the Netflix documentary on Charlie Sheen we landed in London.
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