We're getting ready to leave the New Jersey area today. We had our farewell dinner with Margaret, Rick, Nicholas and Mr. Chin on Thursday evening. It's hard to believe that our trip is winding down so quickly. It seems like we just got here the other day and had to deal with the layover in Chicago and me wondering if our luggage was actually going to be waiting for us at the airport.
Last night, we had our farewell dinner with May, Tom, Auntie Momo and the kids, Belle and Steve and Michelle and Fernando. May and the kids are getting ready to head over to Taipei and Japan on Monday and I'm getting ready to go to Florida. It's a sad process for me to have to leave and move onto our next destination. Staying in New Jersey allowed me to see my friends fairly easily. I saw May and the kids on a daily basis and I was able to see Margaret, Ann and Janice as well. Leaving the area only drives the fact that we'll be leaving in two weeks that much more real. I've been busy packing things up and I can't figure out where all this stuff came from. Now I am really worried that I may not have enough luggage space and may have to improvise on my packing technique.We're leaving VERY EARLY tomorrow morning (like 4:30 AM) and Matthew is thrilled. Wait, let me clarify. He's not thrilled that we're leaving at 4:30 AM, he's thrilled that we're going to Florida. We're going to see Sandi and Nicholas and go on all the spinning rides. Last night over dinner, Matthew was having a very animated conversation with Steve about the rides that spin. Steve is a big kid and Matthew asked that we bring him along. I have an idea, why don't I just send Steve down with Matthew and I won't have to consume dramamine right?
