My flight leaves at 6 AM tomorrow morning to DFW. I still have some packing to do and a few last minute chores that need to be done. Waking up at 3 AM will be hard. The shuttle picks me up at like 3:30, so I'll have plenty of time to get to the airport. It'll also be the first time I've flown by myself.

This will be the first time I've been back in almost 6 months and the first time to see my family again. It's going to be difficult fitting in time for everyone. Most of the time we're going to be with my parents, sister, and extended family. I'm also going to see my friend Megan for lunch on Tuesday. We basically have everything planned out, even the places we're going to eat. In fact, we're having Uncle Julio's Friday with my parents, which will be really nice. I'm not looking forward to the heat at all, but it will definitely be nice to see my family and friends again. This time it will be me instead of Troy who has the culture shock. I'm betting I will think it's really flat, everything is too far apart, and it will be very smoggy and hot.