Preparing For Take-off

Sitting around the kitchen table with Amy & Laurie, debating the various methods of communication while I'm across the pond, the notion of blogging came up. Obviously the neccessary action was to create one that very moment so here it is- this ambitious plan of keeping everybody up to date (and reassuring Mom that I'm still kicking) while I knock around Europe. Nothing too exciting to mention at this point, since I'm not actually over there yet, but this is the official first post, and therefore its now official that I'm going. Cheers to that!