Family Get-Together...
Last night I went over to my aunt and uncle's place for a bit of a family get-together before I take off. My oldest cousin and his wife just got the two cutest puppies, black labs, and they brought them last night. I talked with my other cousin on the phone, and we're going to try and meet up for dinner in Calgary on my layover. Hopefully I'll be able to get through security and all that.
I realized that this is the first summer since 2001 that I haven't been in Europe, and that I won't have even been home for a year before I leave again. Despite the fact that I'm only leaving for 4 months, it seems like I'll be gone for a lot longer than that.