Women

No, no regrets re: the trip. Laura just called me and reprimanded me for this sentence:

I hope that our departure in opposite directions is painful and not at all a relief after spending three weeks in constant contact...

Now, I consider this a completely reasonable and honest statement but according to her I'm being too much of a pessimist - as in I'm expecting that the trip will cause strife. In years past I've heard a litany of horror stories from couples on the road and I've been on trips with friends and family that included their fair share of bumps. The point of the above passage is to illustrate the fact that I'm aware of the potential pitfalls and that I hope we can avoid them - which I think is entirely possible. See! I'm not being a pessimist.

That said, let me make this entirely clear: I'm very excited for the opportunity to travel with Laura. We're both somewhat experienced travelers and despite the lengthy tenure of our relationship we haven't ever gone on the road together. This will be an important bonding experience and literally the first time that we've been in close contact continuously for three weeks on end. I'm really happy that we're going to be able to share our love for travel.

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As an aside - The weather is finally starting to turn here in Port Townsend. I'm starting to remember why I like it here and I can't help but be a little melancholy over the fact that I won't be here for the summer. But I'll be all over Europe instead so I can't complain too much.