September 27, 2020
I awoke at 5:50 am to allow enough time shower, have some coffee, and pack all of my belongings prior to my departure pick up time of 7:30 am. I don’t like to be rushed so two hours was more than enough time to do what I needed. Once I completed the tasks I took a short walk to the dining center to grab a cold Starbucks and take one final stroll across the bridges and around the lagoon. The morning was cool and hardly anyone was out. I am quite the sentimentalist trying to soak in the atmosphere one final time. I was ready to leave. Mark Garza texted me at 6:45 am regarding where were to meet our shuttle to take us to check out and then the airport. I relayed the information to him and was surprised to hear from him so early. “You’re up early” I texted back as well as I thought he had packed everything the night before. “Never went to bed,” was his response. I made it back to my room, laid on the bed for a bit, then headed for our pick up point. Mark and I were the on
