When we first announced our trip plans, people would ask about our departure date as well as when we were coming home. Steve would say, “We’ll be home around the end of March, early April.” And I would say, “Oh, I don’t know, maybe mid-March, it depends on how homesick I am, and how much togetherness we can take!” Well, we’ve passed the Ides of March (beware!), and we’re still on the road. We took a little vow the other day to be especially nice to each other because we weren’t (the togetherness part)! We hear from home that indeed spring is in the air, and it is safe to come back! So here we come, just not too fast. It feels funny to be following road signs with the word “east” on them! March has
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