Pop goes the bubble

I'm not even close to being a minimalist. I have attachment to many worldly things. Alas, a fair number of them do not fit in my bags.

Nevertheless, I'm finally packed. After a whirlwind visit, I said goodbye this evening to my sister, brother-in-law and little nephew and it finally hit me. I'm going far, far away. While I've still been in the same country code, it hasn't seemed all that different from my regular visits here -- just a few weeks before going back to school or work. Now I've started to realize that yes, I'm really doing this. Deep breath. Here we go, here we go, here we go again...