Amanda is trip MVP (before it even starts!)

"everyone remember your passport!!!"

That e-mail was a gift from the heavens, saving a crucial part of the trip for me, and presumably for the others, as well. Like Amanda had included one exclamation point for each of the three of us.

Vancouver is actually the place I'm most excited to experience; I've only been to the airport there--never into town--and it's not a place I anticipate visiting again soon. And since we live in a post-9/11 world, the border would've been closed without that little blue book.

So, now that my passport is packed, I'm nearly ready to go. Adventure starts tomorrow!!!

p.s. If anyone can recommend good books to read while traveling, hit up the comments section.