After putting in almost 50 hours this week, it felt great to walk out of work before 5:30 and know I wouldn’t have to think about any of it again for two and a half weeks. We’re getting everything in order for the trip; our first flight leaves Madison at noon on Sunday which gives us a little less than 40 hours. On the agenda for tomorrow: mowing, garden and flower bed cleanup, cleaning, laundry, packing, and other errands. And we’re trying to meet up with friends for dinner. Here we go…