Departure is Near!

This is officially my first blog. I am not "Tiffany abroad" just yet, although I am and always will be Tiffany, a broad (shout out to Larry!) I am actually sitting in a small coffee shop in Austin, having a glass of Shiraz and winding down from dinner and great conversation with one of my favorite people, Mr. Tony Kelly, whom I will miss dearly.

I leave on Friday and felt this was a good time to get my blog up and running. My nervousness is overshadowed by shear excitement and my urge to get the hell out of here! No offense to anyone, of course. I'm just ready to get the ball rolling and start this adventure I've been anticipating for months. I just made my 5th (and hopefully last) run to Goodwill today to donate more of my stuff. I feel so light and free. Woo hoo!

I want to thank everyone for all of their help and support which has made it possible to get me to where I'm going. I have received wonderful gifts, encouraging words of wisdom, car loans, rides from here to there, shoulders to cry on, couches to sleep on and a comfortable place to rest my head at night. I have amazing friends and I am so grateful to have all of you in my life. I will miss everyone sooooo much!

I know there is nothing interesting about my boozing it up in an Austin coffee shop, but I gotta start somewhere! Stay tuned for the good stuff...