Heading Out

In about 40 minutes or so I'm leaving the office and heading for my roommate's office. I'll pick her up at work, we'll head home to do the last minute packing, and my brother T. will pick us up mid-afternoon to take us to the airport. Our flight leaves right around 5:00!

I've managed to scheduled a post a day to go live while I'm gone. Some fun quiz results. Links to various articles that have challenged me, or fascinated me, and a few other bits and pieces.

I'm hoping to be able to stop in and post "live and in person" from time to time while we're away, but as I said last night, I'm not certain what the internet access will be like.

So, we're off! And we're excited!

I am praying for a trip full of laughter, hugs, fun discoveries, and rest.

The Ninth

I had to laugh this morning when I got to the office.

It suddenly hit me that today is the ninth of October.

A dear friend of mine loves the number nine, and is always looking forward to the days with nines in them.

I booked my flights over a month ago. I've been thinking about and anticipating this day for a while.

And yet, it didn't hit me until I turned over the page on my quotes calendar this morning, that this long awaited day, this day when the vacation I've much anticipated and needed, is the ninth!

And that made me chuckle indeed.

Daily 5 - Day 58

This will probably be the last daily 5 to appear here for a couple weeks. I'll be writing them in my journal while I'm away, and I'll share when I return. I'll try to schedule a few posts to go live while I'm away, and check in live when I can, but I'm not sure when I'll have internet access either. So, it'll probably be a bit quiet around here while I'm off resting and recreating.

In any case, here's today's daily 5:

1. Making it through a crazy day at work
2. Sorting and packing - as frustrating a process as it can be - for our trip tomorrow.
3. Simple leftovers for dinner
4. Getting the book I'm going to try memorizing picked, and printed onto index cards for memorization
5. receiving a package I'm going to deliver to my friend A. in Toronto tomorrow night
   

Getting Close

I am spending today (and tomorrow morning) wrapping up or passing off a whole number of projects. I'm feeling quite tired, and not all that well at the moment, but I'm going to get it done.

Tonight is for packing.

And for making index cards with the book of Scripture I've decided to memorize, plus maybe another chapter or two.

Tomorrow morning for work.

Tomorrow afternoon for making the way to the airport.

And, tomorrow early evening for flying.

It's getting close!

I'm winging my way across the country, along with L (how fun to not make this flight alone for a change!), to spend nearly ten days visiting friends, resting, playing the tourist, and collecting hugs. There is, I've discovered, a small and limited group of my friends who will quite happily hop on a plane and fly across the country or around the world, with the main goal of collecting a hug. I'm definitely one of those people, and I will get to see two different friends from whom I am ecstatic to be able to collect hugs and to whom I will give hugs.

It's getting close!

Daily 5 - Day 57

Today's Daily 5:

1. Laughing and chatting about packing for our trip with L.
2. accomplishing many things this evening without feeling rushed or stressed
3. a simple but tasty dinner (peas, couscous, and turkey souvlaki kebabs)
4. a productive day at work, with less of the tensions that have been rampant lately
5. decorating a new journal, to be started begun sometime very soon...