Farewell USA!

I'm sitting at the San Antonio airport ready for journey across the world.

I worked a great wedding last night and then stayed up almost all night packing. I tried to stay up all night so I could sleep on the plane, but my body won out and I fell asleep somewhere between the 3 a.m. Bill and Guiliana rerun and an E News recap.

I woke up at 7 a.m. to finish packing and then had a realization that I should probably do some cleaning too! I didn't think coming back to one-month-old soap scum would be fun. So I cleaned the kitchen, bathrooms, living room and dining room. Our bedrooms didn't make the cut, but that's OK. I also emptied all of the trash, emptied the fridge of perishables, and unplugged all electronics. Brian made me a checklist that he posted on the door before he left, so that helped!

I had some last-minute work to finish up at the office and then I went to lunch with Dad, Patti, Linda and Tony. I decided that since there is apparently no chocolate in India, I wanted to leave town with a stomach full of Red Robin chocolate shake (with a hefty dose of Lactaid of course!). It was soooooo good! I only drank half of the shake and shared with Patti for the sake of my neighbors on the plane. :)

Next I parked my car at Dad's house and visited a bit before heading to the airport. I got to the airport and had issues with the self-service machine, left my passport at the ticket counter, got pulled over for an extra security check and now my flight is delayed! I am so excited I don't even care though!

I had a short layover in Dallas even before the delay, so I just hope it gets there on time. I'll have 40 minutes from the time I touch down in Dallas to the time I take off for London. I'll probably be running across that huge airport to catch the flight!

I stocked up on some good reading material at Barnes and Noble this afternoon. In my shopping bag is:

• My Sister's Keeper: The movie previews look great and the book is always better!
• Eat, Pray, Love: About a woman's travels across Italy, Indonesia, and India searching for a balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence.
• Lonely Planet's Guide to India: The authority on all things Indian
• People: I've been dying to read Kate Gosselin's explosive interview
• Time: Some intellectual stimulation since I won't be talking to anyone for a while

More updates when I get to London...