Brett left his apartment at 4 a.m. this morning to catch an Uber to the train station. They made a short stop along the way to drop off his key at the WISH housing office. By 7 a.m. he had said goodbye to DC and was checked into the Baltimore airport. He had taken less with him this summer than last, so his luggage was lighter and he did not have to wear a suit jacket on the plane ride as they both actually fit this time. Brett and I had debated all week about whether he would be able to get two bags of rice in his carry-on through security, but he did it without incident.
Cal and I started for Indy as soon as Meg and Cam headed to school at 7:20 a.m. On the way down Brett let us know that his plane was delayed which didn't bother us as we had time to stop at Target and Barnes and Noble that way. Cal bought Pet Sematary as he had already finished the new Stephen King novel I bought him the last weekend in July. He and I spent our time together listening to Spotify, checking Tiger's round at the PGA and debating whether or not the police were following us from store to store this morning.
Brett texted that he had landed just as we pulled into the parking garage. By the time he got to the baggage claim area, we had already picked up his luggage and were waiting by the escalator. Brett was happy to see us and ready to start his week of vacation at home before returning to Bloomington. We stopped at Bazbeau's Pizza in Broad Ripple for lunch. Both boys remembered eating there when they were younger. Brett felt he ordered a rare pizza - feta and goat cheese, but I was pretty sure that Cal won that contest with pepperoni, anchovies and pine nuts as his toppings. I had a wonderful time listening to the boys' conversation. The drive home was a quick one filled with more talking and some unique song choices. I was so glad that Cal went with me today. It is a rare occasion that I get to spend so much time with both of them together.
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