I just came home today after flying to California to see my family. I had an amazing time seeing everyone. It's always good to spend time with family especially if you haven't seen them in a while. Being the nervous and panicky flier that I am, I have strange little rituals that I practice to alleaviate anxiety during a flight that I got from a " Flying without fear" book. One of the suggestions is snapping a rubber band against your wrist when you get panicky and it's supposed to re-train your brain to get out of a negative mind set. Doesn't work, and it makes you look like a crazy ass snapping a rubber band against your arm wile chanting " I'm okay" over and over again. On my flight out to California last Sunday, I met two of the most amazing people I think I have ever come across on a flight. I sat next to a 30 something year old photographer named Rachel and an author from Australia, and sadly I cannot remember his name. She could tell that I was a little on edge and found great humor in my rubberband and the fear of flying book that I was reading that she took numerous pictures of both on the flight. She confided in me about her painful divorce, told me about her travels, family, her amazing job, new boyfriend..ect, and I confided the details of my life story just the same. The author, listening to us go on and on, decided to join in and we became kindred spirits on that short flight from Salt Lake City to Long Beach California. It's funny to me how you can share the most intimate stories of your life to a complete stranger, and in that time during the flight, they become your instant friend, and then you get to your destinations, and then go off on your seperate way. It's like an emotional one night stand on an airplane. Anyway, Rachel gave me her blog info and I gave her mine, and I hope that we can correspond electronically because I found her to be one of the most unique and free spirited personalities that I have met in a long time. Hope everyone is well!