Leaving on a Jet Plane

After months of researching, planning, packing, and saying our goodbyes we’re about to board a plane to head halfway around the world to start our lives together in Uganda.  Standing in the airport this time around feels different than any other trip we’ve taken together.  Normally our months of planning are for a jam-packed two weeks of adventures in the country we’re about to be vacationing in.  While this is no vacation, it also doesn’t feel like everything we own has been packed up and about to be shipped over by boat and plane.

The last calls home are the hardest, but fortunately, I’ve got my best friend by my side and once we board the plane there’s no turning back.  We’re welcomed by an almost empty plane and international flights mean free booze.  With plenty of decent movies, free food, and alcohol, our trip to London goes smoothly.

Our next flight was slightly more crowded but we’re so sleep deprived at this point we sleep on and off most of the trip.  After months of researching, planning, packing, and traveling, we’re so close to our new home and yet it still hasn’t sunk in yet.