Tonight I'm flying to JFK -- getting in at 6:37am (that's 3:37 PT, in case you were wondering) and cabbing to Long Island to surprise my grandmother for her 85th birthday. (Grandma, please ignore if you are reading.) The next day I'm going to CT to embark on a roadtrip to VT with my mom, to look at wedding sites. What started out as a plan for me and two girlfriends to cruise up to Vermont for a few days (think convertible, pigtails, and Britney Spears on the stereo) has now turned into me driving my mom's handicap van, with her lying prone in the backseat due to recent knee surgery. (The handicap van was for my grandfather, also in case you were wondering.) Heather's loaning me books on tape. Then weekend will be spent in NYC with aforementioned girlfriends, toasting entry into official "thirtysomething"-dom. Overall, it should be quite a trip!