Single Mom, Solo Travels

It's always cool to see it happen! ^_^

My alarm went off at 5:30am. I'm not much of a morning person so of course I hit the snooze button until 6:30am. My kids, like me, had a hard time waking up as well. My brother called me and told me to make sure I had the kids ready. So I rushed to get myself together. My brother came knocking at 7:00am and I eagerly (but lovingly) pushed them out of the door. In my excitement I forgot to make myself breakfast and immediately requested my Lyft ride. After seeing that my ride was about 5 minutes away I realized that I hadn't made myself breakfast, but decided I'd just pick something up at the airport from McDonald's. Besides, I had about an hour and a half before boarding. And getting through TSA should be a breeze, right? At least it usually is whenever I catch a flight out of CVG. I got to the airport with about an hour to spare. Hmmm.... No self service kiosks? Oh gawd! *First world problems* I walked up to the counter to get a ticket. The person sai...

So let's talk about the beginning stages..... 2016 was a very hard year for me. From moving to a new place, city, school district. Going through a custody battle that was initiated as a means of punishment for requesting child support ( more about that here ). Difficulties with both my mother and father. The end of my confusing 4 year relationship. Deaths of family members... I was really determined to make 2017 MUCH better than 2016. And after the custody battle was over I felt that I deserved to treat myself. Now before I go any further, Bone Thugs N Harmony are my favorite group! Why not make 2017 great by making it a point to see my favorite group LIVE! I searched their tour dates to see if they'd be performing close to home. Unfortunately not. I did see, however, that they would be headlining a concert in California with a dope line up. Now that my destination and activities were settled upon I had to figure out what to do about my kids. Who's ...