Every story reaches the end...eventually. That's where this story is.

Tomorrow, my utilities are turned off, and I'm on a plane the following day, bound for Seattle. Indeed, I'm bound for a new life. I admit that my updates, and stories have been pretty thin since the August bake-a-thon, and I apologize for that.

Suffice it to say, in this foreign land, I've found friends, hope, love and most importantly more of myself. What more can anyone ask for? I think my successes have outweighed my failures many times over. And in the final balance, the wonderful opportunity that I was given had been realized beyond my wildest dreams.

Sitting where I am, in a nearly empty room surrounded by items destined for disposal, I can't imagine where the next adventure will take me. But it's something that I'm ready for--only the time and place need to be settled.

Goodbye and good luck!

5:14:51 PM