Ready or not, here we come!

And we're OFF! For me, the start, and one of the highlights, of a trip (non-business), is the moment the plane takes off. At that point, everything that needs to be taken care of before you leave are either done, or there's nothing you can do about them anyway.... there's no more flight delays... all that's left to do is to relax and think about the fun adventure ahead.

After weeks of packing, moving, finding space to fit everything, packing for the trip, saying good-byes, and numerous to-do's before we go, we are finally on the road. We were really hoping to have a day or two of nice quiet time in NY/ NJ, but unfortunately we were busy up till the last hour. It was a little sad to leave our apartment (our first home!) knowing we won't see it for a whole year. It was also weird to not have a home and to have to pack up EVERYTHING. It was tough to limit what we bring with us on the trip to stay under the 50lb limit but at the same time have what we're going to need for the next 2 months (we're still worried that our bags are too big, but there's nothing we can do about it now). I know it's worth it, but it is crazy that we've turned our lives upside down to take this trip.