So... had another mini-heart attack this morning...
One of the girls posted something about their kick-start meeting TONIGHT. I started freaking out thinking There's no way the meeting can be tonight! I'm not in London yet!! So I pulled out my travel documents and sure enough, everything said our departure date (the date we LEAVE London) is the 13th, theirs is the 12th... Sooooooooo long story short, we called Contiki to verify that there wasn't a misprint and come to find out, all the people that I THOUGHT were going to be on the trip with us... aren't. Lovely. :(
Monday, July 11, 2011
7/11/11
So, yesterday I was on my way home from Church when Amanda texted me "My plane will be arriving there at 3." So I was like, "Okay, Cool!" Then headed off to drop off lunch at the house, tan then go to Barnes & Noble for a travel journal and to check on books to download on my Kindle. I didn't think anything of her text until I was sitting in the Starbucks waiting on my coffee when she texted again, "I lied. It'll be more like 2:30. The flight is about 58 minutes long and we're leaving here in like 5. lol" Now after this one I got a little confused. She wasn't supposed to get here until tomorrow. It was now 1:30 so I said, "Not today right?" and she said "...Yes today." Here is when I started freaking out. I called Melanie and let her know and booked it home. We quickly googled how to get to the airport (She was flying in from a smaller one than OIA) then headed there to pick her up.
Of course there was squealing, hugging, and all that normal excited stuff. :)
We packed our suitcases last night (finding out Amanda could actually fit all her stuff in a smaller one! :O Surprise, surprise!!) and today we just have last minute stuff. I'm getting my hair cut, phone unlocked (so it can go international), and then a Target run so we make sure we've got all the little stuff we will need.
Excited is a HUGE understatement at this point. (Yes, I did get up at 7am when I don't have to be up for another couple of hours... :P)
Of course there was squealing, hugging, and all that normal excited stuff. :)
We packed our suitcases last night (finding out Amanda could actually fit all her stuff in a smaller one! :O Surprise, surprise!!) and today we just have last minute stuff. I'm getting my hair cut, phone unlocked (so it can go international), and then a Target run so we make sure we've got all the little stuff we will need.
Excited is a HUGE understatement at this point. (Yes, I did get up at 7am when I don't have to be up for another couple of hours... :P)
Saturday, July 9, 2011
7/9/11
I'm testing this to see if I can post from my Kindle. If so, it will make updating about my trip so much easier. Fingers crossed!!!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
6/26/11
I got my packet from Contiki the other day! But, just today did I get the time to read through it. I bookmarked the pages in the travel guide for the cities and countries we're going to and I highlighted some of the suggested places to visit in free time. The more we talk about it, the more excited I get!
Tomorrow will mark 2 weeks before we leave for London! I'm counting down the days!
On a side note: my foot is way better. I'm done wrapping it, and it hasn't given me any trouble yet! :D
Tomorrow will mark 2 weeks before we leave for London! I'm counting down the days!
On a side note: my foot is way better. I'm done wrapping it, and it hasn't given me any trouble yet! :D
Friday, June 24, 2011
6/24/11
There are now 11 people in the facebook group, and I'm waiting to hear back on how to find 2 more from the Contiki website! :) The closer we get, the more excited I am to meet all these people.
One girl has left already for one of her tours, a few others will leave soon to start their trip. I can't believe we have only 17 days until the plane ride to England.
I'm now in Florida working at Pyrospot Fireworks where I've spent most of my Summers and Christmas vacations over the last 4 years. It's a lot of fun once we get busy, but until then it's a lot of sitting around reading, talking and thinking.
My foot is a lot better than it was last time I posted. I am now able to walk normally, but I still keep it wrapped for good measure. Hopefully soon I'll be able to stop wrapping it too!
Last night Dad & I checked on sim cards for my phone so I'd have something for emergencies while I'm traveling. I don't much care for it, seeing as I won't use it much (if at all!) but since he says I need it, then I'm game. I'm so thankful for everything he and Melanie have done for me so far, this is going to be an incredible experience that I'll remember forever.
I got a really cute pair of walking sandals. I'll be taking them with me to wear with nicer outfits. I tried on both pair of shoes Dad ordered before, neither of them worked, so we sent them back to hopefully find something else that does work.
While we were out shopping for shoes we stopped at the currency exchange place and I got 60 British Pounds and 60 Euros so I won't have to worry about exchanging money right after I get off the plane in London. Awesome!!
One girl has left already for one of her tours, a few others will leave soon to start their trip. I can't believe we have only 17 days until the plane ride to England.
I'm now in Florida working at Pyrospot Fireworks where I've spent most of my Summers and Christmas vacations over the last 4 years. It's a lot of fun once we get busy, but until then it's a lot of sitting around reading, talking and thinking.
My foot is a lot better than it was last time I posted. I am now able to walk normally, but I still keep it wrapped for good measure. Hopefully soon I'll be able to stop wrapping it too!
Last night Dad & I checked on sim cards for my phone so I'd have something for emergencies while I'm traveling. I don't much care for it, seeing as I won't use it much (if at all!) but since he says I need it, then I'm game. I'm so thankful for everything he and Melanie have done for me so far, this is going to be an incredible experience that I'll remember forever.
I got a really cute pair of walking sandals. I'll be taking them with me to wear with nicer outfits. I tried on both pair of shoes Dad ordered before, neither of them worked, so we sent them back to hopefully find something else that does work.
While we were out shopping for shoes we stopped at the currency exchange place and I got 60 British Pounds and 60 Euros so I won't have to worry about exchanging money right after I get off the plane in London. Awesome!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
6/15/11
The group on Facebook is now 9 people, so that is really exciting! I can't wait to finally meet all these people, and I've also learned that the whole trip is full, meaning we have 50 people going! The more I talk about it, the more excited I get.
Dad ordered my shoes for the trip, great walking shoes apparently. I'll get to see them on Saturday when I get to Florida. I had to pack up from my dorm room and go to Mom's today, so hopefully I didn't forget anything important!! I grabbed my passport, and ID as well as my 2 cameras and chargers. I'm getting a Kindle on Friday, and I'm sooo excited! I'll have something to keep me busy while on the plane/train/bus while on the trip!
Two weeks ago I hurt my foot at work, I came down on it wrong while goofing off with Randi and Charity, but since I was working the whole 2 weeks I didn't have time to get it checked out. I went this past Monday to the athletic training room on campus and Flick (who is amazing by the way) has me doing a hot soak, a few exercises, a few stretches and a good tape job daily and he said by the time all the tape he gave me is gone I should be all healed up. Apparently it's the tendon that I pulled on the outside of my left foot. No fun! But it's getting better and should be 100% by the time I leave for the trip, thank goodness!!
Dad ordered my shoes for the trip, great walking shoes apparently. I'll get to see them on Saturday when I get to Florida. I had to pack up from my dorm room and go to Mom's today, so hopefully I didn't forget anything important!! I grabbed my passport, and ID as well as my 2 cameras and chargers. I'm getting a Kindle on Friday, and I'm sooo excited! I'll have something to keep me busy while on the plane/train/bus while on the trip!
Two weeks ago I hurt my foot at work, I came down on it wrong while goofing off with Randi and Charity, but since I was working the whole 2 weeks I didn't have time to get it checked out. I went this past Monday to the athletic training room on campus and Flick (who is amazing by the way) has me doing a hot soak, a few exercises, a few stretches and a good tape job daily and he said by the time all the tape he gave me is gone I should be all healed up. Apparently it's the tendon that I pulled on the outside of my left foot. No fun! But it's getting better and should be 100% by the time I leave for the trip, thank goodness!!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
5/11/11
So I was thinking about making my usual playlist for my drive down to Florida and realized I'll probably end up making on for the flight over to London. Then while talking about this, my friend Cody suggested I add some Beatles for when I'm in London... which gave me the idea to try and get music that correlates with the country I'm in!! So, that's my next project. :) If you've got suggestions, let me know!!! :)
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