What a whirlwind of a day!  We had our going away party/fundraiser last night…it went by so fast, I feel like I barely had time to talk to everyone I wanted to say hello, thank you and goodbye to…which also meant I barely had time to drink a cocktail so at least I woke up feeling fresh & clear this morning.  Good thing, since I had so many last minute errands to do!  To top it all off I sold my car at noon today! How’s that for timing? I think I managed to do everything that absolutely had to be done…luckily I have the most amazing grandparents which were kind enough to finish the last minute things (a trip to the post office, depositing money in the bank, etc.) that I didn’t have time to do.  I’m now sitting at the airport about to embark on an amazing journey but I feel like something is missing.  Well for one thing Sherri is not with me.  She came down with the flu yesterday and an hour before we were supposed to leave for the airport she was still sick and throwing up, so she decided there was no way she could get on the plane tonight…luckily our around the world tickets are very flexible.   I however could not miss the flight as my mom is meeting us in Australia and she had already left the day before.  With no way to contact her and a plan to just meet at the airport in Sydney I have to make this flight!  So here I am all alone with no means of communication. No cell phone. No laptop.  And while its strangely quiet, I feel a nice calming sense of peace and twinge of excitement for the adventures to come.

xo, Rana