We leave home to begin this journey in 3 weeks from yesterday. IPS is scheduled to pickup our luggage for delivery to RSSC Voyager in Ft. Lauderdale on 12/19/05 between 1:30 and 4:30 in the afternoon. We plan to start driving to Bonita Springs, FL as soon as the luggage is picked up. We will spend Christmas with Debbie's family and join Voyager on 12/27/05 from her parents' home. Yesterday, Brown & Keene contacted us to arrange Weds. delivery of our cruise tickets! Today, Brown & Keene contacted us to arrange delivery of our visitor requests for 12/27/05. Hopefully, some of Debbie's family who got pre-approved will be able to see us off with a visit to the Voyager. Sadly, Debbie's father was admitted to hospice services yesterday. This is sad for obvious reasons, but we are hopeful that it will provide some much needed relief to her parents as well. With the situation as it is, we have reserved a rental car and may have to make the trip to the Voyager alone on the 27th. Either way, we are prepared for it and it will be a sad farewell as well as an exciting one.
We have had our flu shots, Clay will see the dentist today (Debbie went 2 weeks ago). Need to get the car inspected and all our billing/taxes paperwork in final order. Get packed! Shut down the house. We are nearly ready. It seems like we have been preparing for this forever and it is hard to believe that it is now really nearly here.
