What a difference a month makes!

It's crazy how fast things change!  In the last month I moved out of my apartment and in to Mike's condo.  For the first time in my adult life, I don't have a lease, the only bill in my name is my cell phone, and I'm not really responsible for anything related to the house.  Such a weird feeling.

A month from today, I'll be boarding a plane to this crazy road trip.  It's funny, I really don't think I understood exactly what I was getting myself into until I spoke to a colleague about this trip.  She's a professor from Ohio and is a person who, just by talking to for a short period of time, you can tell is incredibly spiritually powerful.  When I mentioned the trip to her, she commented on how amazing it sounded, and said it would be "transformative".  When I asked what she meant, she explained that it was an experience that would transform me, I wouldn't return the same person.  Huh, transformative.  That would be the best word to explain so many experiences this last year, and I am so excited to see what kind of transformation and personal growth this trip brings.  

Only a month... I seriously can't believe it's almost here!

Serendipitous Day

From The Free Online Dictionary:

serendipity

n. pl. ser·en·dip·i·ties

1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.

2. The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.

3. An instance of making such a discovery.

Today would have been my dad's 86th birthday. Of course, if he was still alive, I never would have been allowed to say that. He's probably rolling over in his grave right now, horrified that his age is on the internet... well, dad, I think you should be proud to have made it to 85, so I'm letting the world know!
Anyway, against my better judgement, I decided to work today. I knew avoiding work would just lead to moping at home, and I didn't think it would help my mood. While at work, however, I decided to waste some time and look up my flight for the mainland. 49 days to go! How serendipitous is it that today would be the day that marks the "perfect square" number of days to my perfect square road trip?
If I've learned anything this year, it's this:
We really have no control. Some things are just meant to be.
Now, if I could just have my actions follow those beliefs. Stop trying to control. Which is why we have a crazy road trip.... a crazy, very much unplanned, road trip.