Here I go!

Greetings from Chicago O'Hare!

It's beginning to feel like I live here. As you might have seen on Facebook, I was here about 40 hours ago trying to get to St. Louis to see my family. Well, I finally made it after 1 cancellation and countless delays. I got to St. Louis in time to have dinner with my sister on the 2nd and then a full day together on the 3rd before heading back to Lambert International for my 6:45am flight to Chicago. ((Shout out to my sister, Abby for driving me to the airport at 5am in 20 degree weather!))

Stuffing as much stuff in my bag as possible

All ready to head off to the airport at 5 AM

Even though it was too short, I had a great time in St. Louis with my family. I ate all my favorite foods, went to the Arch, and had a family dinner.

Eating at The Pasta House

Abby and I at the Arch

I'm at my gate now and I have two hours left in my four hour layover. Soon I'll board my 14 hour flight to Incheon. I should arrive around 5pm local time (3am EST) on the 5th. For those of you who've done the math, yes, I am about to TRAVEL INTO THE FUTURE! Korea is 14 hours ahead of us. Don't worry, I'll be sure to let you all know how the future is.

Anywho, I'm just sitting here people watching and wondering how early is too early to break out my ziplock of leftover Imo's pizza (thanks Colleen) and king size milky way (thanks Buk). I'm really excited, but the nerves have gone away (although I expect they'll return once I land).

Farewell for now! Talk to you from the other side of the world!