I’m all packed, lighter even than I expected, and my first flight leaves at 7:30. It’s going to be a long “day”, not getting into Palermo until 10:00am on Saturday.

I was a little stressed out last night, but today has been surprisingly relaxed. I went to the gym, took care of some last minute errands, slowly packed this afternoon, ate a good sandwich, went to a fantastic Gershwin concert at Benaroya, and then had a fun time at the new Croc seeing Telekinesis.

On top of all that, I headed home feeling like a million bucks, smiling something fierce, and listening to the new Wilco.

All I know is that I’m extremely happy right now, in many different ways. I’m ready for life to wash over me.