Seeing as my future isn’t so much in limbo anymore, I’m able to plan for being in Houston, which means I’m able to plan travels from Houston. I’m super psyched about the rest of the year. I will be here:

Fort Monroe, VA

And here:

Seattle, WA

And here:

Washington, D.C.

And here:

the NYC

And here:

Kentucky

More important than where I’ll be, it’s who I’ll be with. Mom and Dad, Seester, Courtney, Seester again, and Mom, Dad, Brother. I guess most people don’t really understand what it is to have ZERO relatives in the town/vicinity where they live, but it is something that I’ve started to become accustomed to, and it makes my travels that much more important. I think about how nice it would be to drive over to mom’s for dinner, or go see a movie with my sister on the weekend. I don’t have those opportunities for now. Maybe some day I will. But for the time being, I’m enjoying the 3-day weekends here and there that I get to go and see loved ones.

As for the travel bug, I still got it. Having a job is good for it b/c it both funds it and curbs it (a little). One thing that’s totally sweet about the Army? 30 days of vacation a year (or 2.5 days a month). So, next year I’ll be looking at one or two excursions… probably two broken down into 2-week stints. The locale I’m considering is here:

Belize

And here:

Mongolia

And here:

Fiji

And here:

Maine

And all of here:

South America

A word I like is here:

Possibilities

The world is huge, and life is beautiful. I’m just trying to make the most of it. Opening doors. Moving mountains. Believing.