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Hi ho, hi ho, its off to mom's I go…
Its mom's day weekend and I will be off to Oklahoma to see my mom since it will probably be the last chance I have to get over that way before I leave on my trip. Besides, I need to do something special for mom on her day anyway. I'm going to leave on Thursday morning so that we will also have time to visit Grandma Hazel in Ponca City over the weekend.
Okay all you garage sale fanatics. This is your chance. Bright and early in the morning. For one day only. All of the left over junk that I have accumulated over the years will be available for purchase. Strictly a cash and carry operation. In fact, by late in the day you can skip the cash if you will just make the junk go away. So come one, come all, and get the junk that you don't really need but can't resist buying because its so cheap.
Well this is the day. There is no turning back at this point. This is the day my house officially belongs to someone else. The bad news is I have to give up the keys and I join the ranks of the homeless. The good news is that I get a really big check in exchange for those keys. Too bad the mortgage company thinks they deserve part of that check.
First leg…
And I am off on what will undoubtedly be the biggest adventure of my life. Granted the first stop isn't exceedingly unique but I have to start somewhere. In fact, the first stop isn't even outside of the United States. On Friday afternoon I fly to Boston where I'll spend the night and catch up with Karen on Saturday morning. After picking up the rental car we will head north to Little Harbor Maine to meet up with the rest of the family. Dad and Kathy have an awesome home rented for the week right on the Atlanta ocean.
So, for the first stop in my journey I will be spending a week hanging out with the family and enjoying the quiet before the hectic travel schedule gets rolling.
This is the first real leg of my journey. I fly out of Boston in the evening and arrive in Lisbon, Portugal the next morning. That's actually pretty convenient since it gives me the entire day to find the hostel and try to get adjusted to European time.
