So it begins... I'm on the road with Grandpa right now, driving from Marietta, OH to West Chester, PA, where I'll stay with Aunt Shelly & co. for the night. Tomorrow I'm taking a train over to northern New Jersey to crash with Brian Morman, one of my roommates from college last year.
It was quite an emotional, teary-eyed good-bye earlier this morning, which caught me by surprise. I've spent the past month taking care of the practical aspects of this trip, while completely ignoring the emotional side. Then wham! Bye Grandpa, Steve, Mom, Jack, Natalie and Dad! See you in a few years! :/
It fascinates me, all I take for granted, in this case the presence of my close family, with whom I lived this past fall after graduating from college. But one of my primary reasons for traveling is to discover things like these, and deepen my appreciation for them.