And I’m off.. well sort of

 Todays the day that my journey officially begins. The day that I leave my fears and my loved ones and jump all in, ready or not. 


I only got two hours of solid sleep last night. Partially because being me I left a lot of last minute things to do before I left and partially because the nerves had kicked in. While I am certainly excited to finally be able to travel the world, part of me is a little sad to be doing it on my own.  I fully know I have this amazing adventure ahead and I’m sure it’s going to be what dreams are made of and I don’t regret my decision at all but I can’t stop feeling like my first trip should’ve been with Ang. After all she was the one that convinced me to get stop talking about getting my passport and actually do it. She’s been gone a year today. Part of me thinks that having to reschedule my entire trip and leave earlier than planned was somehow meant to be today for a reason. While she may not physically be with me I have a picture of her in my wallet so she is still with me for this wild adventure. This trip is going to really bust my comfort zone right open.  I’m certainly curious to see what version of myself comes out the other side.  Deep breathe.. I got this. 



On a somewhat unrelated note.. did you know you get free wine with dinner on these flights.  The flight attendant probably knew immediately that this was my first big flight with my reaction to finding out that fact. Thank you to the wine for calming my nerves, even if it’s only temporary and for assisting with a much needed nap. 5 hours until I land and then 8 1/2 hours in London before moving on to Lisbon. Reality has officially set in and I’m not sure I am fully prepared. Wish me luck.

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