A Dream...Delayed

Hello my friends and family!
I decided (with some prompting by good friends) to start a blog about my experiences during the three months I will be in Ireland.
You might be wondering why I would start writing now, since I'm still in Wisconsin at the moment. Well, it probably has something to do with the fact that I had a dream last night about going to the O'Hare airport (Chicago) in a couple of weeks.
My niece and nephew (Kate and Eli, respectively) were with me in the dream and I was scheduled to board my plane in about an hour. I suddenly realized that I had forgotten two very important things back in Neenah. My ticket and my passport. Oops.
Man, I was freaking out. I started crying because I knew that there was no possible way that I would be getting on that plane and I'd have to postpone my trip until I could get my passport and book a new ticket.
We returned to the car so I could just sit in the backseat and cry my eyes out. My brain was scrambled with "why did I forget those things!!" and "oh my gosh, I need to call the Drehers and tell them that I'm not arriving as planned." It was an awful feeling.
As I write this out, I think I know why I dreamed about having to push out my date of departure.
I went to Ireland in 1995 and for the past 14 years, I've wanted SO much to return. It has taken a LONG time to get to this point and I think part of me cannot yet believe it's really happening. I must secretly expect something to keep me from actually going. And there have been a few occurances that I have made me wonder if it would get put off....but NO! I refuse to let God's Enemy (and mine) convince me that it won't work out.
Let's see.....here's a few things that happened that threatened my the delay of my dream to return to the Emerald Isle:

1) A handful of family problems
2) Finances
3) Dental Work
4) My dad's motorcycle accident

Yeah, I refuse to let anything (except God) stop me from going on this trip.
This dream may have been delayed for 14 years, but it was for good reasons I think. I have matured and grown in peace, confidence and strength. So, it's okay that it has taken 14 years to get here, but it won't take me any longer now.

September 17th....Ireland or bust.

Love,
Katy