I keep having to explain this, so I figure I'll make a post out of it so everyone can reference it.
I'm taking a leave of absence from work starting today. I'm going to get my travel visa and rest of paperwork stuff done in the next two days. My sister is flying out this weekend, I'm flying out Tuesday (we couldn't get on the same flight, due to the hurried booking). After that we'll all be in Chile seeing our grandfather, after 19 years of not having seen him, let alone anyone else from our family outside of ourselves and our parents.

For anyone I don't get to see before leaving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.