Preparing to go

I still don't have much to say, but I felt like posting an update on my pre-departure excitement.

Yesterday I realized that I don't have weeks left, or even that many days, before I go. As of today I have three days to pack, arrange all my paperwork, finish up some applications for the summer, and spend time with my family.

It's snowing outside, and I keep stopping by the window to watch the cardinals, woodpeckers and squirrels as they move around the birdfeeder. Olivia is at her first daycare without Mom, and the house seems so quiet.

The last couple of days I've been getting more and more excited about Chile. It doesn't seem that forgetting a few things would be that important, I just want to be there already and get this semester started. My plane leaves Minnesota Thursday afternoon, and I'll be in Santiago Friday morning. Wow!