My mom drove me back to Mpls last night. We stopped at a sporting goods store and I bought a backpack for the trip. We said goodbye and she left me at my cousin’s house. It was nice to chat and catch up with him and his girlfriend. He spent a few months traveling through SE Asia so he imparted some of the wisdom he learned from that trip. We also ate some delicious Thai food in uptown. It’s only been a few months since I was in uptown. It was nice to be back – even though I’m just a visitor now. After dinner my cousin dropped me off at L’s house. We chatted and caught up last night before heading to bed pretty early (well, a little before midnight that is). I was surprised/saddened/disappointed to wake up before 7 am. Today should be fun, though. Meeting friends for lunch, running some errands around Mpls and then getting dinner with some people tonight. Today is my only full day in Mpls. I’m really hoping to spend a little bit of time around the lakes – maybe even rent a bike and bike around a couple of them. It’s supposed to be beautiful out!

Gratitude List:
Adventure imminent
Being ready to love again
Checking more things off the list (I should have made) of things to do before leaving