I am excited

Right before I left work I got the form I need to fill out to request travel arrangements for a meeting in Chicago that I am going to. The lovely thing about it is that they're paying for it (not my workplace, but rather the people who host the committee). I managed to fill it out (requesting vegetarian meals, requesting a flight to and from Lexington, that sort of thing) and will send it in tomorrow. I really wish I could stay an extra day and see the sights, but I don't think that will be possible. Still, it should be interesting--Chicago in winter. :) I hope I am made of strong enough stuff, having spent all of my life south of that latitude.