Wing and a prayer

My inaugural post! Hopefully this will serve as my primary means of contact with friends and family, and anyone else who cares to read my senseless idealistic babbling. I'm new to the blogosphere, so I ask for patience as I learn the ropes. I'm feverishly preparing for my departure (36hours to go), and if it wasn't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done. I am riding high on all of your thoughts and prayers, and I give you my eternal thanks as I ask you to keep them coming! I'll write more as soon as I get a chance. Until then, all the best, and I'll be back in 27 short months!