DAY #1 - Trip to Seattle

Well, the journey is underway! I have made it to Seattle and am getting ready to try and get some sleep before getting up at 4:30 am tomorrow morning to board my first flight. Hopefully I'll be able to get at least some sleep tonight.

Only one minor hiccup so far, I forgot shorts. :) Yes, completely forgot them. I was standing in the office this afternoon and it hit me, I forgot to pack shorts. So, after picking me up from the airport here in Seattle, my sister was kind enough to take me to the mall and buy me a pair (yes, I forgot my ID in the car) of questionably ugly shorts. I may have to rebuild my entire wardrobe around them. From there, we made a quick stop at Target for some travel Pringles and then to the racetrack where I laid down a whooping on Kathy.

I'm definitely excited to go and sad to leave behind everything here (even though its only for a week). I was sitting in the airport in Spokane eating a really bad sandwich, and a little girl who was about Spencer's age was sitting just across from me (her mom had her on a leash). I smiled at her and waved a little, and she gave me a gigantic smile, almost like she knew how much I was missing the little one of my own. Listening to her babble and "talk" left me feeling sad and lonely, and missing one of my own "conversations". I'm looking forward to having one when I get back.

Wish me luck, I'm off to sleep. I promise not to wake anyone up tomorrow morning when I get on my flight :)