One Week from today

One week.  That's all that's left.  Yikes!  Next Tuesday, all the preparations that are going to get done will be done, and we'll be on our way to O'Hare airport, taking a red-eye flight with two kids to Cucuta, Colombia.

I'm getting so anxious!  Actually, lie.  I've been anxious for a long while.  When the calendar turned to June, I almost had a heart attack (exaggeration, you say?  perhaps.  a bit.)  I am in the middle of two classes, both of which have deadlines right after we get there, which means that I need to have that done before we leave.  We have to pack.  For four people, two of them growing little weeds, for six months.  There is so much to think about!  Thank goodness we live in such a digital age - I will still have access to my bank account to pay anything I forgot about.  I will be able to contact my doctor, Skype with family and friends (get me your user name!), we'll be okay.  It's not like we're headed to Siberia.  If I forget someone's socks we will be able to get more.

I'm also getting excited!  We are going to do such fun things, see so many people we love and miss.  Julio can't wait.  Sofia vacillates between being so excited she just might burst, to extremely anxious and scared.  I tell her that's how I feel, too.  Some things are scary, and we just have to do them to find out it isn't so scary after all.  That's what bravery is.

In addition to getting ready for our big trip, we are also trying to squeeze in as much summer fun as possible, which might be why there's still so much left to do.  We've been tubing down the river, grilled out as much as possible, had a campfire and s'mores, went to Bay Beach, had friends visit, gone to birthday parties, weddings, and graduations, picked strawberries and peas right from the garden, swam in the lake, and so much more.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have homework to finish, and a trip to prepare for!