Big day ahead! And by big I mean long....oh, so very long

Well, this is it! At 5:20 PM today, Dec. 22, my plane takes off at Beijing Airport.....and lands in O'Hare Airport in Chicago, 4:30-ish....Dec. 22. So basically, it's kinda like taking twelve hours or so to travel back in time, so in a way it's like I'm taking a trip on the most horrifically inefficient time machine ever. 

Here's to hoping that I land back on my native soil in one peace, and hopefully have little or no troubles making the switch in Chicago. Keep me in your prayers, please!