We had planned several weeks in advance in order to split travel and board costs, and were it not for this commitment I would not have attended.

This is not to say Fan Expo is generally a negative experience. For personal reasons I was in a particularly ornery mood and was worried I would ruin the trip for everyone else.

And these exploits, they are pivotal to who we are becoming, and are not an end in and of themselves. Maybe I’ll sit down next to you for a little rest at the playground, turn the kids loose and then turn to you. I’m not really sure the destination but I have some inclination that it’s pretty amazing.

I’m finding that sometimes the most mundane, humdrum ordinary of my daily life is the most life-altering. My journey hasn’t included exotic locations and transatlantic flights. There have been simple scenic overlooks that have taken my breath away but mostly it’s flat and predictable. Maybe I can pass along my insufficient point of view and you can share yours and we’ll make it there somehow with grace and the thrill and flush of exertion that only comes when we push past our limits.

Little beads of sweat are starting to pop out behind my bangs, but here we go.

I live in Northeastern Pennsylvania just outside the home of the Office – in fact, my husband works in downtown Scranton.

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