Flight Attendants,

Prepare for the cabin for departure...

Paul, my sister, my brother-in-law and I leave Wednesday morning at the crack of dawn for nearly a two week vacation to Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

If you or someone you know would like a souvenier from either city, e-mail me at erniedeomampo@yahoo.com. I will do my best to get it for you.

In the meantime, remain seated with your seatbelt fastened, as this will be a bumpy ride: we've never traveled together as a group. This should make plenty of interesting material for blog entries over the next twelve days. Stay tuned.