It's somewhat weird to think that I will be leaving the country in a few days. However, I am definitely ready to be going soon, because I have spent more time at home than I need to. Especially because many of my friends have been gone for at least a month.

I'm also looking forward to experiencing the lovely heat wave they are having in Dresden:







I think the Boston area broke its record for snowfall over a 30-day period in about 2 weeks, which has meant a lovely amount of shoveling. It's a huge amount of fun to have piles of snow that are so tall that you need to climb on top of them to move the top layer farther from the driveway so that you can put more snow on them.  Of course, my parents put off getting a snowblower until after the three major snow storms.  I guess that will substitute for me if this weather continues.  Hopefully, it won't interfere with my flight (they're currently predicting snow Saturday night and a chance of snow Sunday), but at least I don't have to worry about a connecting flight.

I'm mostly packed.  It's been somewhat difficult to figure out how to fit everything I need without violating Lufthansa's relatively strict requirements (only 18 pounds for a carry on, and the "personal item" can only be 4 inches thick).  Hopefully, I have everything I need, and the airline won't be too much trouble.