One flight down. Two to go. It’s gonna be a long day… I started out with a flight from Minneapolis to Houston, where I have about a 2 hour lay over. Then from Houston to LA where I am stationed for about 6 hours before my 11pm flight to Auckland. At the moment I am sitting in a food court in the Houston airport peeling off layers because it’s 75 degrees and sunny here (and my feet are absolutely roasting in my smart wools- should have thought that one through better). And I have never seen so many men with higher heals then me.
Since the last time I posted, life has been more then a little intense. Last Monday my mom had unexpected surgery to remove a mass in her abdomen. It turned out to be a borderline malignant tumor (meaning it was in the beginning stages of cancer). By the time they went to operate, the tumor had ruptured, therefore making things a bit more complicated. Luckily the cancer cells were confined to the tumor and hadn’t spread. She spent 5 days in the hospital and is now home and doing well. She’ll have to have a low dose of radiation in about a week or so.
Saying goodbye to everyone I love was one of the harder things I’ve ever had to do. I am truly the most fortunate girl in the entire world because I have the BEST family and friends you could ask for. Everyone has been so supportive and positive about this whole experience, and I own all of them a big THANK YOU! I wouldn’t be able to set out on this adventure without your love and faith in me.
Along with all if this worry and sadness, there’s a lot of excitement too. I can’t wait to meet new people, experience new things. I’m already finding postcards with supercharged inspirational quotes printed on the back that have been snuck into my suitcases (thanks wendy). This was the first one I found:
“The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way completely on it’s own two feet” - Isadore Duncan.
And I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for the support everyone!
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