House and lawn mower are winterized, house is picked up, mail stopped - even got the holiday lights up. Uprooted tree is mostly cleaned up, I hope my cement guy will shift the sidewalk back into place before the ground freezes while I'm gone.
A year of preparation that included reading about 7 Chinese novels, about the same number of movies, Chinese calligraphy class, shopping at Chinese grocery stores, starting a new daily tea habit, attempted Mandarin on CD in the car - I'm officially ready to go. I haven't looked forward to something in such a long time. Two weeks of disconnecting, exploring and learning. Will it be life changing? We'll see. I know it will go by way too quickly.
I'll miss all of you. I send a prayer out to the little babies who need care - those not yet here and those new arrivals, families recommitting to each other, big sis who's starting anew, new job starts and job losses, newly single, and those finding their way in the fog. To those taking it one day at a time.. I'll be thinking of all of you. Love, CP
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