Hi All! Hope you are all doing well. A couple things to to/request of you all:

*All lot of people have been e-mailing wanting to know when I am coming home, which made me realize I haven't told everyone. The plan is currently to return to the United States in December (to CT and the east coast to visit w/ family and friends) and then to return to San Diego in January. As with everything else though, this is subject to change although I don't think it will.

*My birthday is coming up soon. September 7th to be exact. I wish I could spend the day with all of you, but since that is not possible, what I would really like very much is for all of you to send me an e-mail on the 7th. Or the 6th or the 8th. Or, if you are travelling, whenever you can. Fill up my inbox. Tell me whats going on in your life, send me photos, send me a funny forwarded message. Whatever you feel like, but pretty please send something. Even if you just read the blog every now and then and I've never met you. Remind my friends and family who are forgetful or who, for some odd reason, don't read the blog. If all of you (or even most of you) do so it may just be the best birthday ever... My e-mail address is jill.maucere at gmail dot com.

*If you have not yet received a postcard from me, it probably means that I don't have your address. If you e-mail it to me, I will happily send you one. My e-mail address is in the above, very important bullet point.

*I've made a few updates recently, and, I think two on the same day. Double check what you've read to make sure you don't miss out on some fun and crazy stories.