Exhausted, But Ready to Travel

It's me, Mark ... It's now less than 24 hours until our plane takes off, and we're already pretty exhausted. Friday was a blur ... telling everyone about our impending trip and frantically trying to pack. Saturday, we hosted a party for Jason's 10th birthday. We had about a dozen 10 year olds trashing our house -- they were literally playing full contact football in our toyroom! On Sunday, my parents arrived from out of town. They will be living at our house for the next three weeks. We had other relatives over as well, so we were still in full-on host/hostess mode. On Monday, while I frantically tried to finish the piles of paperwork on my desk at work, Regina showed my parents everything they'll need to know while we're gone -- where to drop the kids off at school, where and when basketball practice is, how to use the laundry machine, etc. We also had some unexpected guests over Monday night who had lovingly stopped by to bid us farewell. Tuesday was Jason's birthday, so after work, we took him shopping at the mall and then had birthday cake after dinner. All this time, we've been trying to pack. I think prior to getting the official call on Friday, we were reluctant to pack for fear of jinxing the whole adoption. Bad move. We should have packed already, because now we're frantically trying to pull it all together at the last second. On top of all that, it's been five days since my last run, and I feel fat. Oh well, in about 21 hours, I'll be chillin' on an airplane, ready to get to my homeland to meet Camille. After waiting for over 2 years, I still can't believe this day has finally arrived. Thanks everyone for all the wonderful well-wishes, prayers and presents!