25 days and counting

Besides it being official because my visa was approved....now its really official because i've booked a ticket! I will be leaving on August 24th. I decided to change the trip up a little this time...lets just say, traveling for 25 hours is pretty brutal. I'll be flying to LA earlier so I get to spend 12 hours there with my Auntie Amy. I'm super excited! Amy actually lives in San Diego but she's gotten the day off to come up and meet me at the airport so we can do some tourist things for the day before my flight that night. I haven't been to LA (other than the airport) for more than 10 years, so it should be a fun day. Then i'll fly all night, skip a day and land in Sydney early Thursday morning.

Since the countdown has begun I have a ton of things to do and people to see! I'll be in Colorado next weekend to visit my best friend from high school. Then to Little Rock to finish moving out of my classroom. Then to the lake for one more weekend with friends. Then my best friend growing up will be in town from Nashville! And somewhere in all of this i've got a super long to do list to be working on. I'm not worried...it will all get done, one way or another :-)