Bahamas!
my closest cohort of college friends and I all turned 40 this year, which has prompted us to make the horribly jarring calculation about how long we have actually known each other -- we have now passed the threshold of being friends for more than half of our lives! we typically exchange group gifts for our birthdays, but this year we decided to plan a mini-vacation to celebrate! after much deliberation including literal PowerPoint presentations and polls, we finally narrowed down our itinerary: traveling to an all-inclusive resort in the Bahamas in mid-January over the long Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend. it was wonderful. we met bright and early at the airport, whisked through security without a hitch (thanks to recent upgrades at the Pittsburgh airport), and settled in for some much-needed friend time. I've enjoyed flying ever since I was a kid, and that continues as an adult. I was quite impressed with the legroom in JetBlue's economy section, plus we were able to co...