The Eve of the Big Trip

I am about to embark on a week+ long journey with my eldest child, Katie.  She recently received her PhD from Northwestern University located in Evanston Il, a northern suburb of Chicago.

Katie's hooding ceremony.

The next leg of her journey brings her to a post-Doc position at the University of Washington (U-Dub) in Seattle.  Getting her to Seattle is the purpose of my new blog.  She has asked me to be her co-pilot as she drives from Chicago to Seattle.  I couldn't be more honored to join her on this exciting adventure as she kicks off the next stage or her already amazing life.

I reside in Rochester, NY and I therefore need to get to Chicago before this journey can officially begin.  I will make this first leg of the journey on the evening of June 28th by stepping on the 449 train leaving Rochester at the lovely time of 11:00 PM (scheduled, seldom on-time).  This will get me into downtown Chicago at 9:45 AM on Saturday June 29th (again, scheduled but seldom on time).  I will then make my way to her apartment where the fun will begin.

I will attempt to post each day of this adventure along with what pictures I can convince myself to take with connected devices (iPhone or iPad) instead of my usual Nikon D300.  I won't spoil the adventure for the few readers that may find this blog with an upfront itinerary.  You'll have to return or read on to the next postings to see where we've been.  Those of you that know Katie well will understand the title of the blog and for those who don't, stay tuned.  Until then, thanks for reading.