11 17 pm pst [ getting ready ]
I am preparing for two trips out of town. First I will
head to NY for my grandfather's 87th birthday, then to FL for my cousin's
90th birthday.

I am taking family trees and an empty suitccase, as I
still have clothes in NY from when I lived there.
I am wondering how strange it will be to be back in
Manhattan, now that it has changed...