A cure for homesickness?

I found an incredible deal on tickets to San Francisco, and bought them. I'll be there November 23-29th! I can't wait. I have so much I want to do. I'll stay with Jake, and maybe a coworker if the Jake thing goes awry. I really see it as a vacation where I'll be very independent. I haven't had a "vacation" in a long time, one that doesn't involve a work conference and is just me. I can't even explain my excitement. However, I guess it could make my homesickness worse. Its far away enough that I can't make any predictions.

I also found a gym buddy at work, an admin assistant who will start going in the winter just like me (for now we are both running outdoors). She's doing the same 5K I'm doing! We also take the red line home, so we can go after work together and walk to the station for safety. I really can't diet or exercise without a partner, so I'm glad her and I talked about it.

I also had an unfortunate incident with ketchup at a new student BBQ today. I kept squeezing the bottle and nothing came out, then SPLURT, all over my shirt and pants. Shirt? Yeah its white and brand new. Pants? Black, but they just got dry cleaned. What a waste. So I had to walk around all day like a jackass, and certainly got laughed at.