The End is the Beginning

8 September 2006

Sorry for the long lapses...

We finally made it out of the US… One thing led to another and we ended up staying for over a month, instead of just 2 weeks! First Hawaii happened, then a longer than expected Californian road trip, then the Dave Matthew’s concert, then my sister kept bribing us with plans – trips up to Napa Valley, Sausalito etc. Finally saying goodbye (again) was heart wrenching… I would’ve stuffed her in my backpack if only she had weighed less than 50lbs – they’re awfully strict about that at the airport.

So here we are on UA 977 even though we didn’t think we would make it in time, not like that hasn’t happened before… Ended up leaving the house late, then long lines at check in (charming conversation with this old couple though!), made a dash for a quick espresso, changed currency to pesos, and as luck would have it, we were “randomly selected” for extra screening for explosives and crap. Haha. Finally made it to the gate (which was right at the end, of course) and onto the aircraft.

As I sit here on a plane bound for Central America listening to Cat Stevens on iTunes, I realize how I really am my father’s daughter - bitten by the travel and adventure bug. I love listening to his stories from the time he spent the summer of 1973 hitch hiking across the entire US whilst doing his degree at MIT. I glance over to Jem while he reads his Mexico guidebook, and I can’t wait for us to have our own adventures and create our own stories… the kind of tales that make your heart skip a beat and your eyes twinkle every time you tell it – be it 30 years down the road. Sometimes I still can’t believe we found each other – both crazy enough to leave everything familiar behind for an experience of a lifetime. Shouldn’t we be boring and married by now?