It's almost Fall, which means in the airline business a lot of sitting around. People don't go on as many vacations in the Fall (until around Thanksgiving time) so there are less flights, which means my travel-happy self has been flight-less for the past week. Fortunately for me, we get paid a set amount no matter how much we work. We can always make extra $$ if we need it by picking up trips off the trade board from line-holders who don't like a trip they got or want to work less that month. However, I've been using the opportunity to do more forays into freelance writing, since it's location independent income. When I'm not attempting to be productive, my roommate Belle and I have been going to parks, chasing food trucks and perusing antique shops here in Charlotte.
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Freedom park in Charlotte is where we sat, next to a pond, and read our Kindles. Good times.[/caption][caption id="attachment_669" align="alignnone" width="642"]
Afterwards we checked out an antique store called the Sleepy Poet. It had everything you could imagine from furniture, to old typewriters, to jewelry....on and on. I definitely will be coming back![/caption][caption id="attachment_667" align="alignnone" width="642"]
Would you believe it? They had an old Showbiz Pizza sign. I was {thisclose} to buying it. SO MANY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES![/caption][caption id="attachment_668" align="alignnone" width="642"]
Descending into Chattanooga for a short visit. This is about the point where I start to get extremely happy.[/caption]