Staging Update!#$@%

Ahh, the gloriousness of Peace Corps! Don't cha just love the way they keep you waiting with baited breath and anxieties out the so-on-and-so-4th, 5th, 6th, to find out their next move?! Oh, so I guess you want to know what has caused me say such things. Well, after coming home for a mid-day refresher (eating lunch at O'Brians and a walk to the bike store with the parental units) on Saturday, my mother grabbed the mail on our way to the crib. As she looked through the short stack (none of which is ever for me...except bank statements...student loan people...and the random bill...boring!), I was notified that I had a package...and it was from the Peace Corps...my staging packet!

As you know, we've covered the whole "staging" conversation a few posts ago, so I won't digress. I opened the packet, which included a pile of papers and a CD. One sheet in particular, was the itinerary for staging...which is supposed to be set for July 17th...or at least that is until the Peace Corps changed the date to July 24th leaving out of Philly (I was right after all)! No problem-o...oh...oh...goody two shoes...that means that I have extra time to fit in visits with the family and friends! This also gives me the opportunity to procrastinate about everything from selling my car, getting a power of attorney written up so that my parents will once again be my legal guardians (is this progression or regression?), spending a few more days of quality time with my favorite pup-cake and parents, eating my favorite foods, hangin' out with the girls, chattin' it up with Jeb and Jay-Pee, and a few more days to do nothing if I feel like it (or don't feel like it...I'm not sure which one)!

The next thing I need to do is call the Peace Corps travel agency, to book my flight out of Chicago to Philly. Oh, and that also means that I'll be headed out of Philly to NYC on July 26th, then to Dakar, Senegal for a short lay-over, and then to Jo'burg. Can I add a cha-ching to that schedule...more Delta frequent flyer miles for me. I already have more than enough to take an international flight anywhere in the world...beautifully coveted frequent flyer miles!

Life is fine, fine as wine!