I know what you’re thinking - this isn’t the schedule! But Lucas decided to go play Pokemon tonight last minute, so he asked me to switch with him. And I’m a nice fiancée so I said yes.
We’ve had a LOT of really great trip recaps on the blog, from Aruba, to Pokemon Regionals, and now NYC. So I thought why not give a summary of my recent work trip to…. *checks notes* Batesville, Indiana. Oh boy.
DAY 1
I know what you’re thinking. Wow, only corporate baddies get to go to a place as sick as that. Just you wait.
Day One of the trip was a Monday. I left home at about 12:45 for my 3:50pm flight from Orlando to Indianapolis. This was certainly a bit too early, as it took me less than 30 minutes to get from parking my car to chilling at the gate. I pounded a 3 dollar Uncrustable before boarding (really hit the spot) an away we went.
On this Southwest flight, I was B49 (one minute late on checking in because I was pulling weeds), so naturally I took the first window I saw with a nice couple from Indiana. They took the aisle and middle but really should have taken the window and middle because this man kept leaning over to look out of the window. But honestly it was pretty funny because he was so excited. I enjoyed a little rewatch of Knives Out on this flight as well, very nice.
I arrived in Indianapolis and was blown away with how pretty this airport was. I can’t see myself ever coming back here, but if I do, I would come back to this airport.
But that joy was short lived as I got to the rental car counter. Here, they told me I could either take a minivan or a pick-up truck and I said uhhhh, huh? Do I look like a woman who wants to drive a pick up truck or a mini van around the city? After some back and forth, I agreed to wait for additional cars to be brought up, and ended up with a large SUV, a Ford Edge to be exact.
Once I finally had the car, it was time for the hour drive from Indianapolis to Greensburg, Indiana where I would be staying for the next 2 nights. It was a quick, easy drive through the country, where my main thought was… I can’t believe these people in the middle of nowhere are an hour in either direction from two separate NFL teams, The Colts and The Bengals.
I checked into the Hampton Inn and began my search for a dinner, as I was starting to feel a bit hungry from my last uncrustable meal. This town did not have many options, so it was time to hunt. Luckily, I found a place up the street called “Wings and Rings”, which seemed like a Buffalo Wild Wings Midwest equivalent. They had cauliflower wings on the menu, BINGO!
I placed my order for medium buffalo cauliflower wings, potato wedges, and buffalo onion rings and then set out to pick up.
Wings and Rings was solid. Cauliflower wings and wedges were fire. The rings were a little too spicy for me, unfortunately. But overall, if you’re ever anywhere with a Wings and Rings, I recommend it.
DAY 2
I woke up bright and early to kick off my day. I work remotely for my company, so I would be meeting a lot of people for the first time today in person, including my prior manager of over a year and a half. This is a bit anxiety inducing for someone like me.
I went downstairs for hotel breakfast and ran into Kevin, who is one of my coworkers I have actually met in person a few times. He caught me up on his recent trip to Dollywood with his daughter’s marching band and his more recent efforts to make sets for her upcoming school theater production (he’s a good dad) while I enjoyed a peanut butter waffle.
We decided to carpool and I made Kevin roll through the Starbucks drive thru with me (sorry Kevin). It was another, you guessed it, 20 minute drive to our primary destination, Batesville, which has a population of 7000 and apparently an office for my company.
I had lots of introductions to people I’ve actually known and been working with for a few years, which is an odd feeling. Particularly my old boss, Chris, who as I stated before, I had never actually ever met in person while he was my boss.
We got to work (lame!!). For lunch, they provided us a taco bar (yay) and I drank a Coke Zero way too fast and had hiccups for the next hour (boo).
Finally, it was 5pm and time to go to our group dinner to a local steakhouse. Although there were some fish options on the menu, I wasn’t feeling too keen on middle-of-Indiana fish, so decided to go for a mushroom and chicken Alfredo, hold the chicken. We got some curds to share as well (delicious). I was sat by a nice man from Nepal and bonded over love for Imagine Dragons. Overall, a great time! Didn’t get any real pictures for today, but I was clocked in, as you can imagine.
DAY 3
The last day is here! This time when I headed down for breakfast, I ran into Chris. We had breakfast (a peanut butter bagel today) while discussing his upcoming trip to Disney World with his family. He’s been studying Lightning Lane strategy and I told him it was sure to pay off.
We carpooled into work and had a long, busy day solving issues and strategizing, etc, etc. Lunch today was a stir fry bar, which for me was just some fried rice and noodles with sauce, but pretty decent all things considered. This time I only drank half the Coke Zero, very slowly.
Finally, it was the end of the day and time to head back to Indianapolis for my 8pm flight home. On the way, I faced my biggest fear (getting gas by myself in the rental car), and made it with plenty of time until boarding. I enjoyed a lovely $17 grilled cheese for dinner and reminisced on my delightful trip.
I bought some M&Ms for my in flight snack and approached the gate, only to find a great fear come true: an entire high school marching band was on this flight from Indianapolis to Orlando. Bravely, I took my place in line (A31, let’s go) and hoped for the best. By some miracle, I ended up with an empty seat next to me on board and locked in for a viewing of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. I love this movie, another top recommendation from me for a plane movie.
We landed softly down in Orlando early. The children on the plane clapped, and I agreed with the sentiment. Boy, was I happy to be home.
I dragged myself off the plane and eventually found my car. The drive home wasn’t too bad, and I was so delighted to see my lovely fiancé waiting up for me… or so I thought. Turns out, it was Nintendo Switch 2 release night, so he was just waiting up for that and now I was his accomplice and was not able to go to bed. We waited until midnight, only for things to become a mad scramble. He had 2 separate orders get cancelled. But I, by some miracle, was able to secure us a family Switch 2.
It was time to rest on a grateful universe, or whatever.
Good night!
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