COMM344 - The Culture Reporter suffers from the “Homebound Bronchitis Blues”

10 days ago I found myself back in the Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport returning from a short trip to Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Even though the weather was a little chilly (okay, so compared to Florida it was chilly) the sun was shinning and the shopping was fantastic!

If you have never been to Rockvale Square and Tanger Outlets in Lancaster PA – it is worth the trip.

Tanger Outlets are the “name brand” shops with deeply discounted designer items that range from shoes, shirts to sheets. Rockvale Outlets has just about every type of shop you could be looking for and the items are truly discounted. At one shop I found that I kept asking the girl to recheck the check – I couldn’t have possible spent so little!

My prized shopping item for the day would have to be the purchase for the soon to be granddaughter. She will make her appearance into this world in July and I can tell you she will be quite the little shopping diva if “glamma” has anything to say about it! I digress; my little diva to be now has a pair of

Ruby Red Slippers

That’s right this culture / entertainment beat reporter is going to have a lot of fun introducing the soon to be teeny tot socialite to the world of classic films, theater and discount shopping.

The trip was wonderful, the company of friends and family was delightful and then the plane ride back to Florida. Why is it people who have colds do not think they number one need to cover the mouths when the cough and number two that the air on the plane is recycled and they may just cause everyone to get sick?

Half way through my 2 hour flight the light reflected through the plane and I could actually see germs floating through the air heading my way from my flight companion who coughed, wheezed and hacker her way though the flight. Fast forward 3 days and this culture beat reporter had a terrific flu that turned into bronchitis and hasn’t seen the outside of the condo in a week.

Still - loved the shopping and seeing the family
Did I mention that we had to buy an extra suitcase to put all the lovely purchases in?