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I finally feel like I am ready to type my last honeymoon blog. It's taken me a while because, well, I am tired beyond belief from jet lag, I've got mountains of mail and laundry that have been stalking me down and I've been catching up with friends and family. Our last day in San Fran was spent with Alan and I visiting the SF Museum of Modern Art and its current Matisse exhibit, me getting my "shop on" on Hays Street, and the three of us having a great last Thai dinner and drinks. For some still yet undetermined reason, we decided to take the red eye back home, so our flight left San Fran at the ridiculous hour of 1 am, making all this last minute fun possible. After a 3 hour lay over in Dallas, we arrived back in Lex Vegas at around 1:00 pm Saturday. We promptly went into something similar to bear hibernation for a couple of days, and since then have been tackling reality with a brave face, but, I'll be honest, It's been tough.

Well, on to the purpose of this final blog. Thanks so much for following along with us on our adventure. It's been great knowing that so many friends and family were keeping up with us -- making sure we didn't get abducted by crazy Kiwis (even if you weren't commenting as much as we would have liked, you sneaky devils). Plus, it was really special for us to be able to record and relive our adventures as we experienced them. Taking a 7 week trip away from all reality (almost all of which without phone access) and then, on top of that doing it in countries on the other side of the world, has definitely generated some great memories. This experience has broadened my view on the world and, more importantly, broadened my view on my life. It's humbling to be exposed to cultures and places different from your own. At the same time though, it is wonderfully empowering to be able to do and see things that most people never even the chance to experience. Taking every step of it with Alan has only made it more special. Despite being forced to hang out with me 24/7, I am happy to report that this journey ends with us still happily married. Whew! -- Signing off, Kelly