I'm leaving on a jet plane....

....I'll be back in 3 1/2 weeks! See ya!

Ready....Set....

...Go! Well everything is purchased - airline tickets, hotels, site-seeing, and supplies for our trip to China. I knew about this trip for 6 months, but in true style I left it to the last minute to plan and purchase everything so it has been pretty crazy the last few days (and will be for the next two). So now I just have to figure out how to fit clothes for 3 weeks into only two suitcases, finish the research/poster, clean/prep the house, get shots, organize my notebooks, hold the mail, leave instructions for my wonderful cat-sitters, get my haircut....and about a million other things! I don't think I'm going to get any sleep until I'm on the plane!

Happy Birthday Ben!

Since you have to be out on location in Arkansas on your birthday, I decided to post a picture of what you probably look like at this very moment. (I believe this picture is from a job in Colorado in 2005?) I can't wait to see you in a couple of days. I love you and Happy 26th Birthday!