Final Countdown!!

I would first like to start off by thanking everyone that came out to wish me luck this past weekend. I appreciated the opportunity to get to see you all before I depart this Saturday.

As usual, I will save all of my packing for Friday night...good thing I work well under pressure. Then, I will be dragging myself out the door in the early hours Saturday morning and heading out for Chicago. (Hopefully this flight experience will go more smoothly than a recent trip I took with my Mother when we mysteriously ended up on a fight to Boston instead of Orlando.)

The expected itinerary will take me to Detroit, Amsterdam, and finally (after 33 hours of navigating through international airports) Capetown, South Africa. Hopefully I will be able to avoid any unintended detours this time.

As I get ready to leave and say my final goodbyes, I am reminded how much my family and friends mean to me. I hope this blog will offer us a way to stay connected.

Enjoy the snow and cold, everyone!