BYE BYE BAGGIES!



Today, Fed Ex came by to pick up the sixteen (16) items we have been packing over the last five (5) months for our world cruise.  This included two (2) wardrobe boxes full of suits, dresses, shirts, shoe boxes, etc., a box containing our huge World Map (with pins to mark each new port), a photo scanner (to upload photos not taken on our own cameras), a box of legal books for study during "down" times, my bowling ball bag, and several large suitcases.  (We went bowling last night, since it was our "last chance" for a while ... we're checking into bowling alleys in Rio and Singapore and plan to check out that alley at the hotel in India!)
When the Fed Ex guy showed up around noon, he walked in, took a look at what we were shipping, and promptly walked right back out -- saying he'd be back later with a larger truck!  Pretty funny.  (Apparently, someone told him we were only shipping one bag.  Yeah, right!)  It's amazing how empty the room looks now that they're gone ...

There are only eight (8) days to go until we leave:
          Wed., 12/28
          Thurs., 12/29
          Fri., 12/30 - last court hearing (yeah!)
          Sat., 12/31 - New Year's Eve (party time)
          Sun., 1/1 - a day to sleep
          Mon., 1/2 - visit my Aunt who's visiting from Missouri
          Tues., 1/3 - dogs to vet; Sondra to dentist
          Wed., 1/4 - Sondra to hair lady; then cars to storage; then to Bon Voyage Party

At 6:30 a.m. on Thurs., 1/5, we fly to Ft. Lauderdale, where our Travel Agent has a Welcome Party and dinner planned.  How very exciting this all is ... if you're worried that I may never want to return, remember that I live in SAN DIEGO (the greatest place on Earth)!!