2 Days

Today's preparations and purchases...

Dollars exchanged into Euros. Check.

Cheap sunglasses from Urban Outfitters. Check. (By the way, great sale going on!)

Shorts from J.Crew. Check.

Rechargable battery for iPod. Check. (Love Brookstone!)

I guess the next step would be to get my suitcase from the attic and start setting aside clothes. I also have to go back to the mall because I forgot to get a new pair of Rainbow sandals. They are the most comfortable shoes, and though they have a "lifetime warranty", my left sole is almost completely worn down. The problem is that it takes a few weeks to break them in, so I'm not crazy about starting a new pair on the trip. I'm all for wearing the old ones and running them into the ground in Greece, but my mother doesn't seem to think that's a very good idea.