Some time off

I am leaving in seven hours (who's counting?) for a very exciting trip to Baltimore, DC, and NYC. I've never been to this side of the country before, except the Atlanta airport. But that doesn't count. I'm going by myself and spending almost a week with my brother Jacob and his wife Karina. My poor parents are mercifully taking my kids and Brian is, as the neighbor said, 'baching it' (assuming the position of bachelor for the week). Do I have any business galavanting across the nation right now? Of course not, but it's too late to turn back and anyone who's known me for a while knows that I've been wanting to go to NYC since I was 12. So, carpe diem (not carpe dimwit, Brian) and hopefully I'll have some good pictures to post in a week!!! Needless to say there will not be any blogging done until then!