Getting Ready for South Africa

I'm in Ohio visiting my boyfriend, his name is Kelly. I met him a couple of months after my husband passed away. Anyway, right now I'm spending 2 weeks at my new home in South Carolina and then 2 weeks here in Ohio where Kelly is working right now. It's an interesting relationship but I like it for now, it feels comfortable :)

Someone asked me how Kelly is taking the news that I'll be gone for a month and he's doing OK with it. I know that he is happy for me but at the same time he'll be missing our visits. I told my brother and son that I was going and they seem happy enough for me, maybe a bit jealous? I'm so excited I'm going through my phone looking for someone else to tell LOL. I honestly didn't think I'd have this opportunity again in my lifetime.

I have good flights and the trip will only take 21 hours this time. I think last time, because I flew out of Sacramento CA it was closer to 24 or 26 hours because I had to get from Washington DC back to CA, this time I don't have to go as far which means less travel time. My connections are good and I have enough time in Washington but not too much. I saw one flight out of JFK in New York that had an 8 hour layover before I flew back to SC. Needless to say I didn't take that flight! So I go from Greenville SC to Washington DC and then on to Johannasburg South Africa. The Washington to Johannasburg is a non-stop flight. I could have gone through the Netherlands but after the problem that Santi had last time I wasn't taking any chances on volcanos erupting! LOL

I only have a few days to wait until I'm on my way and I'm getting as much done here in Ohio as I can. There is only so much I can do but I can get a little shopping out of the way and then all that is left is a little laundry and packing when I get back to South Carolina on Thursday this week. Trust me there are a few other things that need to get taken care of before I leave but these shouldn't present much of a problem for me.

Anyway, on to the grocery store to decide what we are going to have for dinner here tonight. Too many choices and I don't have too many days left to cook for Kelly before I head back home.