Well my thesis is mostly complete -- just waiting to talk with my adviser one more time about it. Then it will be packaged up and emailed out to the committee and I don't have to think about it for two weeks.

We are still in the middle of packing. I've got a new, larger, backpack and am getting used to how to pack things into it. Probably still need to gather a few things tomorrow morning, but our trip is so close I'm getting really excited. I think Brian however is a Sarah like traveler. I think he gets more nervous the closer the trip gets.

It is really storming here, so I'm glad we are heading out tomorrow. I'm honestly not sure if we'd get out tonight or not. We do need the rain though, so this past week (full of rain) has been great.

Well, the owners accepted our offer after an exchange of offer and counter offer. We are happy that we got a good deal. So now it is down to the nitty gritty and less glamorous side of house buying. Last night and early this morning Brian and I spent out time filling out forms and trying to get all of our financial documents in order. Then I spent over an hour on the phone arranging home owner's insurance, determining that we don't need flood insurance and asking after life insurance. In the middle of this conversation, the "wow, I'm an adult" feeling hit me.

The thesis is coming together slowly...