Yes I'm Ready

The long to-do list is mostly done. At least the absolutely necessary ones and the ones that can be taken care of are done.

There is now the packing left. And then, yes, I am ready.

I am looking forward to this trip for many reasons:

- I will be happy to see my longtime friends in the old Californian hometown again. They are a very special lot, always there with a kind word and a helping hand for me.

- I will be visiting New York city for the first time. It never crossed my mind to see the place all the years I lived in California. I guess I always thought I'd get there someday. And then I left the country.

- I look forward to shopping for myself. I love how clothes and shoes sizing fits exactly right regardless of brand. I am a size 6 regular/average/miss for clothes and a size 7 for shoes. I don't need conversion tables to find my size.

- The US, especially California, is a very special place for me. It is where I was allowed to make enough mistakes, be forgiven for them, so that I could grow into who I am.

- It is still home to me, if only in my heart.

Yes, I am ready.