29 hours until we go to the airport...

*heart jumps*

Holy cow...Today is the day to make sure we're packed, all is ready, and that the errands are all finished...I still have some errands, as does Mark, and he's out of the house before me today! I still need to run to the dry-cleaners/pharmacy/library with the kids...It'll all get done; I know that...Just nerves now, I think...Both of us, Mark and I. We're both a little freaked right now. This is a big trip, and we are both excited and also have a healthy helping of anxiousness. Oh, I know that Mark has traveled in that part of the world when he was growing up, but we're older now (a little wiser?), and we see the variables now that our parents really dealt with when we were young...the ignorance of youth can be bliss, and I do not think either of us have that anymore...However, we have the gift of time and experience now, and the experiences may be deeper and more profound for us as a result...I am hopeful for the depth and dimension that a person may craft of their life when learning and exploring.

Ok, I must get moving! I'll write more soon...

Oh! And I didn't tell you! Mark is now in contact again with a life-long friend who lives in Cairo, and she may be in Israel while we are there, so they will be able to see each other for the first time in many, many years...She's known him since he was a tot, and is a great friend of his parents, so I am so excited for him! And to see Mark in such a different venue...for us to share what we're like when we travel/explore the world...How lucky are we? : )

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