Philadelphia: A Prologue

So when are you leaving for your trip?"

A question I've heard a thousand times. I've answered so many times in the past year with Maybes and Mights, it's hard to comprehend the fact that we actually, finally, affirmatively have a destination set in stone.

A week from now, Pam and I will be headed to the airport for a flight to Las Vegas.

I'm nervous. I mean, Jesus, I've never been away from home this far, this long. Everything will be new and strange. The comfort of my life here in Philly will be temporarily stripped away. It's going to be a wild six months of my life.

This is all a good thing. I think I need to be challenged this way. I can't go my whole life knowing nothing besides Philadelphia. There has to be more out there. I need to experience a different culture, a different way of life. It will hopefully help me grow as a person.

Of course, if it ends up being more trouble than I can handle, at least I'll have my Pammy by my side.

She's a great girl, isn't she? I can't think of many people that would allow me to tag along with them for six months on a work trip. She's a genuine trooper for putting up with me. Ha.

So here we go. One week. I'm gonna try to soak up all the family, friend, and work time that I can manage of the next seven days (maybe try to pack a little, too). It's going to fly by, and next thing I know, we'll be on that flight across the country. This is scary!

I love it here in Philly. It's home. But sometimes you can't truly appreciate what you have until you know what else is out there. So I'm going to take a deep breath, hold Pam's hand real tight, and take the leap. The next six months are going to be... something else. I'm excited.

And please, come visit us. It's Vegas, for Christ's sake.

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I'll be hopefully updating this blog regularly, mostly with pictures but hopefully with some stories too. I hate when people post all their crap about their trips on Facebook, so this will be my outlet where I dump all of our experiences. Granted, it will probably mostly be my and Pam's parents following along, but anyone is welcome to visit this here blog and keep tabs on us.

I'm gonna force Pam to write on here too, don't worry.