It begins...

Well, we're on our way now. We didn't get to bed last night until about 2 this morning on account of having to finish packing our apartment. Then it was up by 7 for a pancake and eggs breakfast at the Matlack's. We picked up a U-Haul truck in Willow Street and loaded everything up; a pretty quick and rather sweat-soaked process. But many hands make light work and we had 12 of them as Joel, Levi and the Matlacks came over to lend their services. In no time at all we were unloading everything in my grandma's basement in Shiremanstown, PA.

And now we are back in Lancaster with only one more day until our departure. It really is hard to believe. This journey has been almost one year in the making yet it seems all of a sudden upon us somehow. My last day at my job was Thursday, Michelle's was Friday. The moving made it sink in a bit more but the busyness is keeping the reality from really sinking in this weekend. Right now everything is still normal. But ask if it feels real on Monday and I expect my answer will be different.