The Journey Begins

this is the second day of my holiday excursions. I have a 17 day long insane vacation planned. Yesterday, I traveled to Olympia, WA, to visit my lovely pregnant sister, Liberty. Perhaps you've heard of her. She's kind of a big deal. Well, the trip was long, and full of minor annoyances. For example: spilling coffee all over myself and my car, having to buy more windshield wiper fluid and, at the next stop, new wipers. But it was all worth it. I gave her her Christmas presents from myself and others, and forced her to open them a few days early. Today, the plan is to go finish this year's Christmas shopping. Then, tomorrow I head back home for Christmas Eve and Christmas. I'm off again on the 27th to Charleston, SC, to visit some much-missed friends. I return home again on the 31st, flying in just 15 minutes before the New Year. Good luck finding a ride from the airport, right? I'll have one day to recover from the jet lag (and the hangover) before I'll be on my way to Whistler, B.C.! This is definitely the most anticipated part of my trip, for sure. Five whole days of snowboarding and Canadian Beer. Yummers.