After 144 hours, or 6 full days, and 192 episodes we've finished watching all 8 seasons of "24." Ok, I know, its just a TV show, but we were a little addicted, and it sounds a lot worse in writing than when we were in the midst of Jack Bauer's heroic escapades. But really our bigger achievements are as follows: we have reached 80% of our recommended budget, baked over 600 Christmas cookies, surpassed 160,000 miles on our car, and received 26 shots between the four of us in a months time (resulting in crying boys, resulting in many-a-toothbrush from the health department, and multiple ice cream cone outings before 11am). 
All that (okay, minus the "24") constitutes our last preparations for heading overseas. Right now we are enjoying beautiful sunny 80 degree weather outside of Orlando, where we'll attend a pre-field orientation this week. We will then travel up the east coast to meet with more individuals interested in partnering with us. As we move closer to departing (hopefully we'll learn the date this week?!?), we are getting more and more excited, and more and more worried that we will forget to complete all we need to before leaving the US.
