Day One!

I'm sitting at Chicago's O'Hare airport waiting for my 4:15 flight to Dusseldorf, Germany eating a roastbeef and cheese bagel (thanks, Joni). The news is on TV talking about the failed 700 billion dollar bailout. Man, this country is hurting. I might be leaving just in time!

My flight left Missoula at 6:58 AM. I flew into Denver and already had a voicemail from the Missoula office. The Accounting server went down moments after I left Missoula. AMAZING! Luckily they got it up and running again but it makes me a bit nervous as to why it crashed in the first place. DANG computers!

I chatted with a few folks while waiting for my flight in Denver. Thanasis was online and asked me where I was at. I told him I was in Denver. He wasn't expecting to hear from me until I was in Germany. He wished me a great flight and assured me Germany would make me healthier than ever. Hope he's right. My friend from Australia, Lindsay, was also online. I hadn't talked to him in quite a while. When I told him I was headed to Germany he insisted my next trip be to Australia. That WOULD be cool. Jim was online and I told him the first 1 1/2 hours of my vacation was going great. My New York friend, Arnold, was also online. I asked him if O'Hare had free Internet. I knew he had been there recently. He said yes. He was WRONG!!!

I also chatted with Joni for a few minutes. She was checking my flight status online. I told her I would call once I got to Chicago. But wouldn't you know it? My frickin' cell is dead with no plugs in site. I'll have to go searching for one and plug in long enough to give her a call. She got up bright and early this morning to bring me in. She must love me! She suggested I get some Dramamine to cure my slight motion sickness headache and help me sleep. Good idea.

I've got a bunch of folks sitting around me speaking everything but English. And I haven't even left the country yet.

I saw my friend, Dan, online too. He served a mission in Germany. I let him know I was on my way.

Holli just text me and said, "Can you believe it? You are almost in Germany!" No, I can't!

Off to find a plug...