Before I Fly Away...

Happy Wednesday, folks! We're half way through this painfully long week, so hang on! The weekend is near! As for me, another painfully long activity is in my very near future. But the reward at the end of it shall be worth every single second. Friends, I've been keeping a little secret from you. I'm catching a flight back to the states tomorrow! WHOO HOO!! It's the perfect time of year for military families to try their chances at scoring a seat on the coveted Space-A flights (basically free stand-by flying for military and their families), so I'm taking advantage. Because it's the low season for traveling and all the rugrats are still in school, flights going back and forth to the states are often empty or bare-gilled, so lucky ducks like me get to go visit their puppy dogs and enjoy some serious retail therapy with their mommies! And since Germany's a veritable soggy wasteland of gloom this winter (and every winter), I NEED to get outta here as fast as that airplane will take me. Sadly, though, D will be stuck here amongst the gloom, playing Air Force, as usual. That makes me sadder than you'll ever know (and I HATE flying alone), but D is all but carrying me on that plane. He says he really wants me to see Tuck, spend time with our niece & nephew, and mail him some of those Chicken & Waffle chips everyone's been so gaga about...but I really think he just wants me out of the house so he can watch football and play hours upon hours of uninterrupted video games. He never really got much of a life as a bachelor (seeing as I've been his main squeeze for over 12 years now), so I know he enjoys his alone time when I'm gone. He'll get 2 weeks of it. That should satisfy him for a good long while. :)

Since I'll be enduring...oh, let's say 24-30 hours of travel time over the next day or so...and 3 to 4 days of mind-numbing jet lag shortly thereafter, you might not see much of me here in blog land for a while. I've got a few scheduled posts (GASP! Amazing, right?), but nothing else planned. I have hopes of blogging while I'm at home, but I'm not promising anything substantial unless my mommy leaves me home alone with nothing to do but chores. THEN you can bet your bottom dollar I'll be writing. Nobody wants to do chores, now do they? Which brings me to my next point...BLOG HOUSEKEEPING TIME!! I'll do chores for this blog, but that's it, Mom! Kidding, don't lock me out of the house, please.

First up...

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Ok, that's all for now! I'm off to finish packing. Seriously, when will my suitcase just learn to pack itself? If you've got a few to spare, please send up a prayer or two for my safe travels. Even though this flying alone thing happens often, it never get easier...or less nerve-wracking. Sometimes I wish I liked drinking on airplanes. Oh and if you aren't already, make sure you follow my Instagram stream (username: @CaseyCote) to keep up with my adventures in 'Merica. I guarantee you they'll all be photos of Chick-Fil-A or my dog, but follow me nevertheless. Auf Wiedersehen, Freunde!