Sunday, September 22nd, 2019
Shalimar, FL and Los Angeles, CA
It’s 8am EST and I am waking up for the day. I quickly get ready and pack up for my flight back to LA. I have just a few minutes to spare, which I spend drinking a small cup of coffee.
At 9am I am knocking on my grandmother’s door. I lounge in her living room, while she finishes getting ready for the day. Eventually, the two of us head to a diner called Joe & Eddy’s for brunch. The food here is fantastic and I allow myself the rare delicacy of a biscuit with butter. My flight doesn’t leave until 4pm, so we have some time to do some shopping before I leave. Unfortunately, it’s Sunday, however, and the mall doesn’t open until 1pm.
We start out at Khol’s and I attempt to help my grandmother pick out a new shirt. It turns out that she is pickier than me and neither of us buys anything. Next, we go to Target, where I buy a new wallet and my grandmother picks up some odds and ends for her apartment.
We spend the rest of our morning drinking coffee in the lobby of my grandmother’s building. I show her how to play some memory games on her cell phone and she vows to play them daily.
By 1:30pm it’s time to say goodbyes. I am early to the tiny airport and can not find a seat in the only cafe. I sit at an empty gate and read until my flight arrives.
The flight home is easy, but it ends up being a late night. The late flight plus the time difference leaves me exhausted by the time I get home. This was a quick trip but I have to admit that I had more fun than I’ve had in a long time.
