Less than a week till I go to Tucson!

So I have just shy of five days before my departure to sunny (hopefully) Tucson. I am becoming increasingly excited to see everyone, and now I am wondering if two weeks is enough time. I have started one of my papers, and I basically have the majority of it written, except that I have to dig a book out of my Dad's garage when I get there to read and include in my paper. So the next few days I will start the reading for another paper of mine, and hopefully I will do a little more reading while I sit by the pool, soaking up the sun, in Tucson. I am taking the train to London Thursday evening and sharing a hotel with my friend since we both leave Friday morning. We don't get to London till 10pm or so, but we might be tempted to find some food and perhaps a drink. I am excited to eat some delicious food, mostly Mexican as it's just not the same here. Dovie is picking me up from the airport on Friday, and then we will head to the Cheesecake Factory where my sister and Nick will meet us for some delicious, face-stuffing fun!

The last two days here have been nasty. It was sleeting yesterday, and someone said that it was snowing, but I think their definition was a little different from what I had in mind. So it has been wet and gloomy the last few days. Which makes it hard to get motivated to leave the building. However, I haven't stayed cozy in my room, but have ventured out for dinner with friends.

I need to get some major shopping done while I am in Tucson, since I need some essentials like boots and some more sweaters for the cold winter to come. I have been pretty good about not buying too much here since it is so expensive. Hopefully there will be some good sales so I can get some good stuff. I plan to bring no more than two outfits to Tucson, that way I can fill up my suitcase with stuff on the way back. Plus, I left most of my warm weather clothes at my Mom's house, so I should hopefully get by with only a few things. I am hoping that 60 degrees will feel very warm to me since I have been acclimating to 30 and 30 degree weather.

Looking forward to seeing everyone! See you all very soon... ;)