We just entered Michigan from Ontario; at customs now.

Well, we’re off. For me, tomorrow morning is simply the first day of a fun cross-country adventure (well, a fun road-trip adventure, anyway; I’m not sure Buffalo to Phoenix technically qualifies as cross country, since neither is actually anywhere near the coast). And believe me, I can’t wait.

For Becky, it’s that too (and she can’t wait either), but it’s also something much more dramatic: she’s moving from Buffalo to Phoenix, leaving her childhood home behind her. So in a way, tomorrow is the first day of her new life.

Tonight we went to Starbucks for one last coffee date with Becky’s friends, the “SHA girls” (who are now going to have their own blog, by the way; they’re taking over Becky’s blog and turning it into a group endeavour). Well, I say “one last” coffee date, but that’s not really true — Becky has the most fantastic, tight-knit group of friends in the world, and I’m quite certain this won’t be the “last” anything; they’ll stay in touch and stay close, I have no doubt of it.

But anyway, it was goodbye for now, and fittingly, we took a bunch of cute pictures. As usual, click for a larger version of each photo:

Unfortunately, Shannon won’t be able to come with us on the road trip, as she (and we) had been hoping. She just had surgery on her foot two days ago, and she’s staying home on doctor’s orders — which she is actually obeying at her parents’ behest. :) But said parents are going to fly her out to Phoenix as soon as she gets her cast off and is allowed by the doctor to go.

Speaking of which, here are a couple pics of Shannon in her cast this evening. Note how, in the second picture, she’s resting it on Hugh Manatee:

Now, about that road trip. I’ll be blogging from the road, of course, but don’t expect constant updates — I want to actually enjoy myself and take in the sights and experiences, which would be a bit difficult if I spent the entire trip staring at my cell phone and carpal-tunneling my thumb into oblivion. I’ll keep y’all updated to the greatest extent reasonably possible, however.

I’ve created a new category for posts related to the road trip; it’s called My Life: Road Trip July ‘03. But don’t rely on the category page to stay updated on our movements, since I can’t immediately categorize Moblog (cell-phone) posts. The categories will probably remain a bit jumbled until after the trip is over, so just check the homepage for the very latest.

Oh, and check Toby’s blog and the new SHA girl blog, too — I can’t make any guarantees, but stuff might be posted there as well.

Adios!