Friday 8/7 On Friday I touched down at 6:45 a.m. in Paris, after sleeping off and on for a total of four hours. I fully planned on grabbing a nap in the afternoon, but somehow Sara toured me around Paris and I stayed awake until 10:30 p.m. Sara picked me up in the French equivalent …

I have stories I should be working on, but it’s a Saturday! I started feeling bad for myself on this three-hour layover at Chicago O’hare…then I recalled these golden tickets we received in the mail not long ago. Admiral’s Club passes. I dug into my wallet and found one, and got more excited than anyone …