There are two weeks left

There are two weeks left in 2005 and soon it will be official — this will be the first year since college that I haven’t left the country at least once. (Going to Vancouver and Whistler back in March doesn’t really count. Canada’s just not far enough away.) I had managed to overlook this fact in an attempt to suppress any restlessness, until Josh walked into my office 10 minutes ago to ask me a few questions about Peru. He’s thinking of doing the Inca Trail this fall. He was mainly interested in whether he should spend a half day or 2.5 days in Lima, so I chatted about our activities during the day we spent in the Peruvian capital.
Lima wasn’t even that nice; on my list of coolest cities visited it ranks pretty low. But as Josh left my office I found myself staring off into space for a moment, deep in memories of our Peru trip. I can’t believe we didn’t leave the country this year. It’s good that I have Patagonia to look forward to in two short months — otherwise I might go crazy and die of wanderlust.
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Last year I signed up for this little Secret Santa thing where you are randomly assigned someone and buy them something off their Amazon wishlist. I bought someone a present, but never got one in return. Oh well, Christmas is about giving, right? This year I signed up again and last week ordered something for a random girl in Atlanta. I’d sort of forgotten about the “receiving” part until I got a package from Amazon yesterday. “Hmm,” I thought, “I thought I made sure that all the gifts I ordered for the family were shipped to Charlotte.” But then I opened it and realized it was a present for me! Thank you, random person in Chicago who sent me a Secret Santa gift!
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Yesterday Jen, Jason and I bought season tickets for the Astros. Woohoo, I am once again a season ticket holder! Hope this season goes at least somewhat like last year’s. Though I could do without the 15-30 mid-May record. And the World Series sweep.