Preparation...complete?

I leave my apartment in 15 hours. This trip will single handed-ly triple the maximum length of time I have be away from home at once. Nine weeks without my plants, without my bed, without my car, without my parents, without Rae Rae, without slow Minnesota drivers, without a same-old same-old daily routine. While that may sound absolutely terrible, I. Cannot. Wait. I am going to learn so much and experience so many new things. Sounds wonderful.

With that, my car has been tucked in, my plants' water has been changed, I have eaten through all perishable food (the current contents of my fridge, excluding condiments: Salsa, butter, Crisco), emptied the garbage, and have written three months worth of checks for bills (OUCH!). In t-minus 17 hours I will take off, and in t-minus 41 hours I will land in Sydney, Australia, for round two of a life down under.

*sigh* That's a darn long plane ride...