I’m Leav’in on a Jet Plane

I am going to start at the very beginning and work my way to the end.

It was unfortunate that I was not able to keep up the blogging while I was away due to the internet/Wi-Fi availability and the cooperation of my 3 year old phone. I chose not to upgrade it before going away which was a good call in the end. I heard many people say that they upgraded their phones only to drop them in water and on the ground rendering them useless for the whole trip. In the end I chose to post my daily progress and musings on Facebook. Now I get a chance to go back to the beginning and share the pictures that I took using my new camera.

What better place to start than the Airport. My best friend Randi and Wendy, and my son Andrew were all supposed to come to say goodbye to me when the CBC was going to film me as I left on my trip to Spain for their new show “Hello Goodbye”. It was so exciting to think that my story would be on TV. They said that I had such an inspirational story that they couldn’t wait to have me on the show. Sadly, in the end, they were not able to film me because of the coordination of flights and terminals. It was OK actually because I got to spend some quality time with Randi, her son Zeke, and my son Andrew before I had to check in. Here are some pictures of us at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

We are always laughing and loving life. it was so nice to have her there. I think Wendy was very relieved that she didn’t have to come with us and be on TV.

I was so thankful that Randi was available to take me to the airport and then take Andrew back home. It was the best send off a gal could have. It was sad because I was wondering how I would cope without being able to talk to friends and family while I was away. It was all new…all unknown. Follow me on my journey.