Jody Knows Best!

With the plane about to land, I personally predict that the group might be slightly divided by the “haves” and the have-nots.”  The “haves” being those that have taken Tylenol PM to zonk out into a near permanent dream-like state and the “have-nots” being those, like myself, that attempted to take the natural sleeping approach.  As soon as the plane hits the ground, we are all expected to hit the ground running ourselves… well… or at least hit the ground casually strolling ourselves… to see the sights and sounds that the town of Sydney has to offer.  I am sure vacation adrenaline will kick in soon.  At least, I hope so, anyway.  I’ve been fortunate enough to get my favorite plane seat—the window—on both flights to the big Downunder.  Vanessa was sitting in the middle seat down to Sydney, and she is a self-admitted squirmer, so every tickle of her blanket against my elbow or readjustment of her arm on the shared armrest rightfully stirred me awake for a few moments.  Oh, and for the record, I’m a light sleeper.   I’ve explained it to others in the group already, but for some reason if I am surrounded by people, my body hesitates to fall asleep due to me thinking that I’m going to be missing out on something.  I’ve wired myself to try and maximize every opportunity in life, and the flip side to that coin is that even when the plane is dark and the mouths are silent, I still have this subtle feeling that something else is going on that I might be interested in observing or at least snapping a picture of at the very least.  Or, maybe my body is just trained to not fall asleep easily amongst throngs of people due to witnessing so many punishments to other people for being the first ones to pass out at plenty of parties over the years!  Regardless, a part of me thinks that I should’ve taken the advice of one wise and truly lovely woman named Jody…