Here I Go

Thank you for your lovely e-mails and good wishes. Wow. All this support and affection and I am still here. I guess I better get on that plane and go to India for real now.

There's been much last minute preparation to tend to.

- Passport. Check.
- India visa. Check.
- Afghanistan visa. Check.
- Photocopies of the above. Check.
- Plane ticket. Check.
- Rupees. Check.
- List of phone numbers and e-mails. Check.
- List of contacts for Nic. Check.
- Instructions to Nic for running the house. Check.
- Guardians for Nic in place. Check.
- Stock fridge for Nic. Check.
- Backpack. Check.
- Meds, pills, and potions. Check.
- Pumped from last weekend's canoe trip. Check.
- Look at map to make sure I know where I'm going. Check.

This month, I will be giving up chocolate, meat, privacy, Douglas, and Nic. I am now off to the airport. See you in India!

Notes to self:

- Stretch before, during, and after walk each day.
- Don't let heart bleed and wear it inside shirt, not on sleeve.
- Rein in drama queen.
- Reclaim chocolate, privacy, Douglas, and Nic at end of trip. Decide about meat later.