1/28/2010 Made it to Kali

Rode the train all day today. It was on a 4 to 5 hour delay so instead of getting to West Glacier at 8:23 we arrived around 12:00am. Was great to step off into the brisk mountain air. Watched a couple movies, read a couple articles, wrote a little, looked at pictures, cried a little, talked with a few friends, visited with some people in the dining car and attended the wine and cheese tasting event in the afternoon. I won a trivia question during the event (by completely guessing of course) so I got a free bottle of wine to bring to dinner. The older man I was sitting next to had the same dinner reservation as me so we planned to share the bottle in a few hours. I met him and another guy around 7:30 and we had a good dinner and some pleasant conversation. After that we sat in the lounge car and visited a little while. Probably should have cut myself off from the wine since I don’t drink much anymore but as one of the guys kept saying, we were celebrating. I was celebrating my new job and the move to Chicago but also numbing my sadness of not moving back to Germany. Made the evening drift by nicely and had a great visit. Levi picked me up and now I get to stay with him and his family for a week. Looking forward to all the time I get to spend with them. Oh and I just got an email that my dear friend Tammy had a baby girl early this morning. SOOOOO excited and can’t wait to meet her over Skype.