And We're Off

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Photo by Tim Dennert on Unsplash
 

It's been an flurry of activity over the past few days - lots of laundry, going through drawers and closets for the umpteenth time trying to decide what to pack, trips to the store for yet another forgotten item, health appointments, preparing aging parents for our departure, shuffling the cat off to her vacation home, and hosting last-minute overnight guests who needed a place to stay (also giving us the opportunity for a lovely visit and catch-up.)

Airport check-in was smooth and going through security is behind us (this has to be the worst part of airline travel.)  Now, we have staked out our seats in the waiting area while we prepare ourselves for the 8 hour flight from Toronto to Munich.  We will be boarding shortly for the overnight flight, melatonin in hand, with the hopes that we can get some sleep while we're in the air.

Next stop - Munich!

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