All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go

Well, the time has finally come. Everything is all set State-side. My apartment keys are now gone; Salvation Army has picked up the last remnants of my furniture. Somehow in all this I feel like I should be more hesitant, but I'm not. Even today's financial turmoil seems so far removed....

The driving force for all this is simply that life is about living. I know I hear people say carpe diem all the time, but rarely do you hear people who actually do anything about it. (Well, B did beat me to this...)

Besides, there's only one way to figure out what my future holds out and it can't be done 14 hours away. Thanks for following along on this journey. I don't know where it's going to lead, but I hope it won't bore you dear readers too much.