… we are almost at the commencement of my vacation! I am *so* ready for this getting away that I’m feeling slightly tortured during these last few hours of work. 3 hours and counting…

we (my sisters, David and I) are driving to Pennsylvania this afternoon (9 hour drive – back we go onto I-70!), recouping at my parent’s house for a day, then hopping back into the van for a 10-hour trip to South Carolina. tight ride. no, I’m not talking about how studly my folks’ minivan is, I’m talking about it being full of people and thus crowded – my parents, my sisters, me and Dave.

bad news – my uncle Kerman (my mom’s mom’s son from a previous marriage – so my half-uncle) has cancer. I don’t know how bad things are, but we’re stopping in Virginia to see him. I’ve always liked him, though I don’t know him very well. it’ll be good to see him again, even in such sad circumstances.

in other news, read what some Dutch folks think about my sister Melissa and her blog (“Melstarr”):

“Hello or as we say in Holland, Halo. Jur site is da supreme, please content more on a day. Ver est interest, we like sausages, beer, clogs, and now Melstarr. Now bye says. Keep fighting with word. Viva Hollandia!”

=) Melissa ranks right up there with sausages, beer and clogs! I’m proud to be her big sister.