It is the new in life that drives us to grow. It is the new that stimulates us and excites us. Is this the new that we spend our lives preparing for. It is the new that we choose to pursue. However, it is the familiar that makes us sane. The familiar keeps us grounded. The familiar is that safe place we go when life gets too hectic for us. I took a trip to the familiar today. Joyce and I hiked to an area we have hiked for 30+ years in Horsetooth Mountain Park. We took our picture at the very place we have so many time before. We have 30 years of pictures and memories from this spot. Memories with the two of us. Memories with our children. This hike reminded us of the rattlesnakes found along the trail. It reminded us of the infamous Father's Day hike in a hailstorm. It reminded us of all the conditions we have ever encountered in this place - sun, heat, rain, hail, snow, and mud. This familiar grounds me as I prepare to leave for Bangladesh tomorrow morning. I am always tense just before a big trip - anticipating the new, but dreading the loss of the familiar. I know that as I board my plan tomorrow I will surrender my control to others until I arrive at my destination. Then I will enter the new. I am so excited! 
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And leaving behind the familiar cell phone and internet access will be the biggest strain! Not to mention beer and coffee...even from home I feel the loss of being able to contact Rick in some manner.
I did dream about his pleasant and welcomed arrival in Kuwait from DC last night (the longest leg of his trip). Being 12 hours ahead of Colorado, his delayed flight was due to arrive in Kuwait at 6:41 PM (6:41 AM Colorado time), but United still shows the plane 'in flight' at 8:17 AM...will assume all is well.
Ah, and now I see it is only 9 hours ahead in Kuwait, so Rick is indeed, still 'in flight' with about 1 hour left to go
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