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Can I borrow your Xanax?

I don’t know if it would be Jenny or me who would use it, but one of us is going to need to.

You see, Thursday we’re flying to Miami. And Sunday we’re flying home.

Which means, chemicals are in order.

Jenny is a bit of a nervous flyer. She’s also nervous about:

— Missing our flight out of Dayton. Because, you know… well, I don’t know what could possibly happen to cause that, but whatever.
— Missing our connection out of Atlanta. We have an hour and 45 minutes between flights, and both are Delta so I’d imagine the gates are both in concourse B. (ATL and I are going to be BFF after this week is over, as I will have been there four times in 11 days.)
— Our luggage not arriving. I would say this is #1 on Jenny’s “things to freak out about” list. Basically, I think, because our luggage will contain our new fabulous Lands’ End wardrobes. And let’s face it, losing them would be tragic. However I don’t think it’s likely to happen!
— Missing the Mom 2.0 White Party. Again, not sure what she thinks might happen, but believe me she is all hyped up about it.
— (This one might be my favorite.) A super-awesome person might ask Jenny to go on a photo walk, and Jenny won’t have anything to wear because all our LE clothes are dresses. Do not ask me how she dreamed that one up, but she was serious enough about it that she ordered a pair of LE shorts just in case.

What am I missing, Jen?

On the other hand, my list of much-more-reasonable stressors is as follows (shockingly, most are of the social variety):
— Flying with Jenny. Fortunately, thanks to my stint in first class last week, I know that Delta serves vodka tonics. $7 a pop will be well worth it.
— Hugging. I am so socially awkward that I never know when hugging is appropriate and when it’s not. Basically I never initiate hugs and then look like a jerk. Or at least I think I do.
— People we don’t know not understanding that Jenny really does not take herself seriously. You see, she’s posted things like “I think I’m hilarious” and “I don’t know if you all have heard, I mean, you MAY have missed it but I think I’ve mentioned once or twice that Emily and I? Are FREAKING FABULOUS!” and whatnot and shameless self-promotion (even though she’s joking!) makes me nervous! But Jenny is about 1000 times less socially awkward than I am, so I’m sure it’ll all work out for her and she’ll have 45 new BFFs before the weekend is over.
— Elevators. Jenny. Enough said.

So, yeah. Can I borrow your Xanax?

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13 Replies to “Can I borrow your Xanax?”

  1. I always seem to have hug accidents, i.e. I lean the same way as the other person, and it just ends up being really awkward. So I totally feel you on the hug anxiety thing. See you soon!

  2. Four times in eleven days, and nary a phone call nor text nor tweet!

    Well, now! I’m just keeping my Xanax to myself!

    UP

  3. lol! You two crack me up.

    Jenny- my husband is in the Atlanta airport twice a week- if he had a layover of an 1hr 45 minutes, he’d be mad that it was too long. Seriously- anything over an hour and he gets cranky. YOU’LL BE FINE! Even if you have to traverse between the farthest apart terminals- there’s a lovely train to get you there.

    Emily- if I could, I’d send you a drink coupon. Or three.

  4. AHEM!!! From an email I JUST RECEIVED from a Mom 2.0 sponsor: “We will be sponsoring a beachside walk from the Ritz to the beautiful Cape Florida lighthouse to kick off the Mom 2.0 festivities on Thursday. We invite you to attend …”

    Good thing I got those shorts!! BOOYAH!

  5. I actually do think Jenny is hilarious. You both are funny. Enjoy the trip. Something will probably go wrong and at the end of the day it won’t be a big deal and you will both have a wonderful time.

  6. I spoke about similar nerves yesterday on my blog, but instead of xanax – I need spanx and a push up bra.

    We need a mom 2.0 virgin party!

    now the hugging or lack thereof has me freaking out.

    see you there – and maybe when we get back…I am just in Pittsburgh, PA.

    1. Rachel, I am a hugger. Let’s just hug it out and get it over with as soon as we meet. Maybe I should set up a hugging clinic during one of the breaks? You and Emily can be my models!

  7. What about if you are stuck on the runway for 15 hours and they won’t let you off the plane? Have you thought about that cousin???

  8. If you two are checking luggage, have Jenny pack as much Lands End’ clothing in a carry-on. No matter the situation, she can still be stylish in her new clothes 🙂 If you end up stuck on the runway for 15 hours like Anna said, she can always walk up and down the aisle and model her clothes!

  9. Oh I just thought of something else. I am taking a carry-on purse big enough to hold my breast pump, iPad, and makeup because REALLY!!!! If the breast pump gets lots, the weekend is going to be over before it starts. And I can’t have my precious makeup getting broken up in my baggage!

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