T Minus 3 Days!

This is what it comes down to... less than 250lbs. Packing my world into three large suitcases, a carry on and a backpack. This is the result of multiple weeks and too many attempts to remember. I finally had to start with a whole new game plan to get it all to work. With the new plan I was even able to add in the table bins I was hoping to use... though I'm not sure that I am going to keep them in there... The two cases in the back are at ~67 pounds each and will not be adjusted before my flight on Friday. Yes, I said FRIDAY! The black case still has a little wiggle room, but it helps me to feel more in control of the situation knowing that I've got that space.

Today I circled a date on my calendar in marker! Yep, you read that correctly, marker! That's about as permanent as I get around here! My mom had a flight out this morning at 6am so she sat here with me while I stared at my computer willing Hisham to send me an email with my itinerary. I pulled up Netflix and started playing movies... starting with One for the Money, which I've seen, so I was anxiously watching my colleagues post that they were receiving their visa information. I then moved on to What to Expect When You're Expecting, which I hadn't seen so it kept my attention for a little while.

So many of my colleagues were posting that they were getting their information that I became a little overwhelmed, and started to get overly anxious. I decided that it was a good time to go and get some sleep. It was just about 0130 and I slept until 0320 when my alarm went off to get up and take mom into PDX. The first thing I did was check my email, it's been the first thing I do when I wake up for a couple of weeks now.

It was there!!! I jumped out of bed and came to my computer knowing that I wasn't going to process what I was reading as well on my phone since I was still half asleep. I quickly learned that I would be flying out on Friday, August 23rd. Now, if you know me well, you know that 23 is my lucky number, and if you know me really well, you might even know the specifics, but I digress. I fly out of PDX on the 23rd at 1055 and arrive at O'Hare (ORD) at 1650 where I'll have about a 4 hour layover. From here it's straight on to Abu Dhabi and the beginning of everything!

Well it actually will all start at O'Hare as my colleagues start arriving with me! It's totally awesome how we've all figured out that there are a bunch of us flying at the same time from ORD! It definitely relieves the pressure I was feeling knowing that I wont be getting off a plane looking for someone holding a sign with my name on it! Or not finding that person! I'm expected to arrive in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, August 24th after 7pm. Wow! I officially have 82 more hours left here! I cannot believe that I'm finally at this point! Wow!

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