Countdown: One Day----My bags are packed, I'm ready to go...

Hi all!

Well, the weeks have certainly flown by, and it is finally here!

Mom keeps telling me, "It's the trip of a lifetime."

I love my family, and even though they all worry about me (all the time), I know it is because they care and love me very much.  I sure will miss them all!

So, to ensure things go pretty smoothly tomorrow and the next few days, Brian and I have been driving around like crazy trying to get all our errands and last minute to-do's done.  It has been quite funny, because when we are in the house, we keep thinking that we are forgetting something.  Perhaps it is because our little wiener dog Scooter is at his grandma and grandpa's getting spoiled for the next couple weeks.  For those that know the Scootman, he is like a little human and is already mad at us for leaving him.  No lie.  What is even worse is that we catch ourselves while in the house (or even the car) singing to him and talking to him, or waiting for him to come around the corner.  Haha, we already miss our Scoot-poot, the little devil that he is!

On another note, I have packed before to go on vacation and never, I MEAN NEVER has it taken me six hours to pack.  I kept second-guessing myself and repacking so that is why it took so long.  Hallelujah though, it is done.

Tomorrow and the next few days will have much more to come. We go to watch the play, "Wicked," tonight and then come back to go straight to sleep.

Ha.

Here's the lyrics I keep singing all day to myself, thanks to Mr. John Denver:

All my bags are packed,
I'm ready to go,
I'm standing here,
Outside your door,
I hate to wake you up to say Good Bye.
But the dawn is breakin', It's early morn`,
The taxi's waiting, he's blowin' his horn.
Already I'm so lonesome I could die.

So kiss me and smile for me,
Tell me that you'll wait for me,
Hold me, like you never let me go.
Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane,
Don't know when I'll be back again,
Oh Babe I hate to go.

Here's to one week day!

Slainte,

Kara

My Shamrocking Fact:  The Southeast enjoys more hours of sunshine than the rest of Ireland, and Northern Ireland gets less sunshine than the rest of the country. As in other countries in the Northern Hemisphere, the most sunshine occurs May through August, while December and January has only a few hours of sun per day. Perhaps just as important in Ireland, because of its northern latitude, are the hours of light each day. In the summer you may only have a few hours of real dark, while during the winter sunlight is a thing to be treasured.  

http://www.authenticireland.com/ireland+facts

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Irish Saying:  "Slán agus beannacht leat." Goodbye and blessings on you.