Day 4: Chaka Khan Chaka Khan

Woke up before the buttcrack of dawn at 1 am (pacific time) to leave the house at 1:30 to drive two hours to Dulles to catch my 4:45 am flight.

Got there at 3:30 am maybe it through security fine, and rode the weird shuttle to my terminal. Went and bought The Washington Post and then sat down at the gate. I noticed there were a munch of musicians (had their guitars and such) but didn't think much of it.

The plane that we were going to take out was late in arriving, and then because the first plane out has to go through all the security checks we were an hour late in leaving. When we were boarding I was behind someone who was on her phone telling someone that Chaka Khan was on our flight. So I had an honest to goodness celebrity on my flight home.

The flight seemed extra long because I still wasn't feeling well and had to go to the bathroom a few times. Luckily Shannon was already waiting for me at the baggage claim. So we just had to wait for my one bag and then we were on our way to her house so I could grab my car and head home and sleep.

By the time I got home and fell asleep I had been awake for almost 13 hours. I was super bummed because I had to miss the concert at the Hollywood Bowl. I fell asleep at 9 and slept for 10 hours, and waking up feeling like crap.

Awesome way to end a trip. Just like my trip to Hawaii (I came home and was sick for three weeks).