Leaving on a jet plane...

(Though, yet again, I'm having a weird visceral feeling that I should be moving abroad rather than just going home for two weeks. Why does this always happen whenever I travel for extended periods of time? And why does moving to Switzerland ellicit stomach-churning excitement/dread emotions, even 3 years later, that aren't like moving to/from Boca, Atlanta, Cocoa Beach, Poquoson, or Houston?)

So, here's the plan:

Tonight: Arrive in Orlando
Tomorrow - Friday: Disney World with Aunt Joy, Grandmother + kids
Saturday - Tuesday: Boca Raton with rest of Cutri family; Fly to Philadelphia
Wednesday: NYC with Emily & Caroline to see a musical
Thursday - Friday: Philadelphia visiting with Koharts
Saturday - Sunday: Talk someone into going skiing with me. If not, maybe I can talk my brother into going with me to NYC to see the ball drop. I've never done that, it could be fun.
Monday EARLY am: Fly back to Houston, go to work. Hum drum.

I still have boatloads of work to do for a change, however, I didn't get ANYTHING done yesterday. I talked to my current boss about delaying my move to the FDO office by a week the other day. That kind of sucked, because I am *so* ready to change jobs and was really excited about the prospect of going away at Christmas and coming back to a new job. But I'm just not done with what he wanted me to do before I leave. I didn't actually talk to my future boss about this plan, because he had already left for the holiday. But a week is no big deal. Its weird, I'm used to talking comfortably to most people about anything, but when it comes to personnel stuff (moving offices, intern pitches, graduate classes), I get all uncomfortable. Maybe its because I'm just not comfortable having to consult with someone in a position of authority about these things. Whatever the source is, the details of this move are making me anxious for no reason whatsoever, so I'm trying to banish it from my mind.

Today, I'm going to archive a bunch of my old work. Seems like a brainless but worthwhile task to occupy the three hours before I leave for the airport.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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