Dear Universe: Thanks for making our ♦trip preparations so awesome by dishing out three challenges at the last minute. The torn PCL in April took me out of my first half marathon ( so I could spend more time packing??); my new tenants were moved in for one day in May and the house flooded with sewage and the root ball was massive and it cost a bit o money (you think our trip was getting too extravagant???); my colon decides to flip and twist itself in my tummy leading me to emergency surgery and 8 days in hospital.( you thought this would be good practice for a medical emergency in another country?) Well Universe, you can test me but you can’t beat me. Will and I will depart as planned on June 28. One way ticket to Paris. Thanks for the lessons in patience, organization, humility and compassion. Namaste