We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.

So after all my plans and dreams of going to see The Family Shears at some point in the upcoming year (I told Sarah spring but I meant hopefully by June) all it took was a trip to see Jason to make it all spring into reality with frightening alacrity. Jason had scheduled his trip for mid-March and when I told him my thoughts on when I would go he told me I should look in March too because the prices are so much lower. Now, I had a certain amount in mind that I was willing to spend for tickets and that was pretty much what I would have paid for a round trip ticket to London in May. When I checked the tickets for March I was amazed to find out that they were literally half that price. So I instantly decided to move up my trip. But the thing is It got into my head that since the tickets were so much cheaper I might expand my itinerary. So I checked out what it would cost to add a stop in Richmond on the way home. To my great delight it still came in under what the May ticket would have been (though not by a lot). So in the end I didn't end up saving any money but I get to see my Sister and Brother-in-law my amazing almost two year old (when I get there) niece and I will get to meet my brand new 3-4 month old niece for the very first time. I think it was truly divine provenance and that this is what I was intended to do all along. Because this thing went through so smoothly despite my famous reluctance to change once I have an idea set in my head. So today I went in and got my little (2"x2" to be exact) photo taken and went down to my friendly neighborhood post office and put in the paperwork for my passport. So I will be, God willing, leaving 6:00am March 15 and I will be in an airplane or an airport until 6:20am London time March 16. That's a heck of a way to spend my birthday, huh? But then I will be in London until the following Sunday. Jason will be joining us there on Wednesday so we will get to kick around London together! Now there are a few spots I think are a must see (I'm actually most interested in seeing the Tate Modern Museum) but if you are reading this and have thoughts of what I should try to fit in while there I am open for suggestions. So a week in London and then I fly to Richmond and spend a week with my family there. If your keeping track a few things I want to see there; There is a great little music store down in Carytown called Plan 9 Records that I have to go back to, plus there is this island that is accessible by foot bridge that I would like to check out and I think I would like to see the campus while I'm there...again, anything else I should see I'm up for suggestions. Also while I'm there I might try to make a little time to hang out with my girls :) So as of right now the only thing holding me up is waiting on my passport. So if the government cooperates, 3 months from today I will be in the air! I am very, very excited and more than a little nervous. I've had butterflies in my stomach since I booked the tickets!