So I finally changed my template to something I semi-like. Don't worry I promise it will get spiced up a bit more when I start to add photographs. First I need to get a digital camera though. Anyway it seems that my departure date is fast approaching. The perpetual procrastinator that I am I still have lots of stuff to do. I don't have that many hours left for my americorps job so if anyone is in Minneapolis you should give me a call so that we can get together before I leave. Oh wait better idea here is a quick "schedule of events" of my last 3 weeks here in the states:

• July 29-30th - Blueberry Festival in Ely with all my siblings!
• August 14th - must work ten hours to get last americorps "paycheck"
• August 15th - move stuff back to Wisconsin and James Taylor concert with the family
• August 16-18 - packing, maybe Madison to see some of my DDD girls
• August 19th - in Chicago with my grandparents
• August 20th - flight to Philly
• August 20-22nd - staging in Philly
• August 22nd - long flight to Kazakhstan

So if any of you want to get together and have some free time in there when I am not busy call the cell, it will be the last chance to see me before I get back in 2008. Oh and I am thinking about getting an isight so I could talk to people for free, let me know if you have ichat so I can decide if there are enough of you that it would make it worth while. Well it might be worth is just to get to see my cute cousins, Billie and Daisy, as I don't quite think they will fit into an M-bag. Ok that is all I can think of to add to this post...so ciao for now.