Palm trees? In January? My Rhode Island self could barely conceptualize the idea. We rounded the bend after passing Star Island and saw the massive cruise ship docked in the Miami harbor: The Fascination. “Oh my goodness, Chris! That ship is huge! We’re going on that? We’re really going on it? For a whole week??” Kenny, who lives in Miami and is a…
Sitting in the terminal, it occurred to me how angry I was at whoever named the waiting area. Terminal … cruel joke of a name. How can I combat this rising anxiety as I sit in a place called “terminal?” Damn it. Thirty minutes until we board the plane. Bags are checked at this point. My enormous Nine West upright…
Bathing suits: Check. Reef sandals and sunblock: Check and check. Suitcase filled with summer clothes I had to unearth from the storage area and there may be a spider tucked in one of those shirts but I’ll be damned if I’m searching for it: Check and ew. Carry on bag filled with enough diabetes supplies to cause the whole boat…