Stealing Tomorrow From Today

So, the big day came...finally! Well, sort of. I was supposed to leave today to fly to Ghana, but with the snowstorm/D.C.'s inability to cope with the white fluffy stuff falling from the sky, I'm leaving tomorrow. Anywho, I'm still really excited. The packing was...an experience. I'm not bringing a whole bunch of a lot, so that was odd as an avid over-packer. Here's the loot:

In the process:

Perhaps the most important part:

 (Bug repellent)

And BA-BAM, the finished product:

Thanks to a Skype session with the lovely Miss Alice Arsenault, it only took two tries to pack! It's pretty big, but totally comfortable and all that jazz to make up for the shear girth, so I rock it.

So, tomorrow I'll finally leave for D.C. again, say a quick hello through the confines of airport, and then I'm off to Accra. The anticipation is absolutely dreadful, but I'm just trying to remind myself that it'll be worth it and my visa is good for five years, so if I can't possibly leave, I'll have a back-up plan. Just kidding. So, kids, here goes nothing! Bring on the adventure; this five-foot Suzie Q is ready!