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So here we are. Welcome to my very first Blog!!

In light of my future and travel plans I wanted to create a place that I could check into and update friends and family on a "Hey, I wonder what Kari is up to" basis. I figured that this was a much more productive use of my time, rather than scan through my email address book and pick out people I wanted to update on my adventures. You can thank me later for not overwhelming your Inbox with random stories and photos.

Today is Day ONE away from home. I have gotten really far- I'm in Richmond waiting for my flight into San Francisco. I was up at 4:45am to bustle along to the Richmond Airport, I was also thankful for the pleasant demeanor of Betty Cabell this morning while she dropped me off at the airport. It's hard to muster being awake in addition to actually being in a good mood, she accomplished all of this without a drop of Diet Coke. I'm so proud of you! While it's on my mind, I'd like to also mention that I did not have any Diet Coke yesterday. NOT a single one. I am so amazed, can I please have a moment of silence from you my friends who know that I am so addicted?

The highlight of this story is not that I was up early, its that I am still at the airport and its nearing 8:30am. The flight attendant for my flight to Pittsburgh did not feel like working today and didn't show up. Therefore pushing me into a line of 20 passengers who needed to be rerouted to get their connectors. I was in line for about 45 minutes and then was able to determine that I am indeed making into CA today, just not until 7:15pm PCT, which is just ridiculous. I have already prayed for patience, and now I'm just thankful that I have a book, Sudoku, my cell phone, and most importantly my LAP TOP. The only thing I don't have is the little sleeve of movies I picked out to bring with me for the trip, I unfortunately left that at Betty Cabell's house this morning. Argh.

Kari Land Updates. If you have known me for a while now you are very familiar with the writings and ramblings I include in the letters. I started writing them in '99 after I graduated High School as a means for communicating with friends that were scattered all over the country at different College's and Universities. What I found in taking the time to write them, was that I was benefiting more from taking the time to sit and reflect about the current state of life I was in then I ever thought I would. After moving to VA in 2003, the updates become fewer and further in between- life just got busy. I so often wish that I had copies of all of the letters so that I could compile them all in the story of my life for that time. I always said that they'd make a book one day...can't make a book if I don't have the pages! What I do have though, is now and this very special time I am embarking in. I will use this blog as a forum for my Kari Land Updates, and see what happens. It may be reaching more people then I would normally write to, and it may push me to be vulnerable then I would naturally stretch to go, but I'm going to try.

So, that's the what, why and where- now if I could just get on a plane and get out of Virginia that'd be great! In being away, it is my prayer that the Lord would use this time to draw me closer in my relationship with Him and HIS plans for my life. I have the dreams, I just need a little help in narrowing them down and placing them in a timetable. While I am a city girl at heart and am drawn to crowds (I just love knowing what is going on), I also love my life in Lexington, Virginia. In jumping off the platform into what the Lord has purposed for me, and where He'd like me to be, I am really hoping that all the roads will lead by all of you in a visit or two, and then eventually back to Lexington. How I do love you. We'll see, right? Let's go find out!!