I am sitting on a train traveling about 125 miles per hour on the way from Edinburgh, Scotland down to London. You have gotta love technology . . there is free Wi-Fi on the train!
Edinburgh was beautiful! We got to watch the Military Tattoo and had great seats for that. Then next day we got to tour the castle, and then went down to the Royal Yacth and walk through and see the inside of that. I wish we had more time in Edinburgh . . . there was so much to see and do. There was a street festival going on while we were there and street performers everywhere!!
Now we are heading down to London and will have tonight, Tuesday, and Wednesday to see as much as we can see in that short period of time!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Last Friday of the Trip
Today is the last Friday of our trip. I am very sad to think that this time next week I will be at home!
BUT . . . this has been the most amazing trip! Here is a quick rundown of what my 2 weeks in England has consisted of:
Wednesday: Boarded the airplane in Kansas City to Chicago . . Then from Chicago heading towards Dublin.
Thursday: We arrived in Dublin, Ireland and took another plane to London, England. Then took a train from London to Derby England where our host families picked up each one of us. Got settled into our house for the next 2 weeks.
Friday: Walked into the town of Belper and explored and shopped and I had my first ever proper "Fish & Chips"! (They were delicious!)
Saturday: Got up and went to Peak camp in Chatsworth.
Sunday - Friday: Camp - - There will be more stories about camp at a later time
Saturday: We packed up our gear and headed back to the host families
Sunday - Friday: We toured all around England! Saw a Football game, got to play Cricket, played golf on a hill side, saw Nottingham and Sherwood Forest, ate at a Pub that was build into a cave and dated back to 1186 I believe!
Today is our last day in Belper, tomorrow we are heading up to Edinburgh, Scotland! I have heard so many things about Scotland, I am very excited to see it!!!
When I get to a computer that I can update pictures to I will have more details!!!
Miss everyone back home . . . . but I am definatelly not ready to come back home!!! I have said MANY times since I have arrived that I am going to loose my passport and stay in England for several more days, weeks or months!!!!
BUT . . . this has been the most amazing trip! Here is a quick rundown of what my 2 weeks in England has consisted of:
Wednesday: Boarded the airplane in Kansas City to Chicago . . Then from Chicago heading towards Dublin.
Thursday: We arrived in Dublin, Ireland and took another plane to London, England. Then took a train from London to Derby England where our host families picked up each one of us. Got settled into our house for the next 2 weeks.
Friday: Walked into the town of Belper and explored and shopped and I had my first ever proper "Fish & Chips"! (They were delicious!)
Saturday: Got up and went to Peak camp in Chatsworth.
Sunday - Friday: Camp - - There will be more stories about camp at a later time
Saturday: We packed up our gear and headed back to the host families
Sunday - Friday: We toured all around England! Saw a Football game, got to play Cricket, played golf on a hill side, saw Nottingham and Sherwood Forest, ate at a Pub that was build into a cave and dated back to 1186 I believe!
Today is our last day in Belper, tomorrow we are heading up to Edinburgh, Scotland! I have heard so many things about Scotland, I am very excited to see it!!!
When I get to a computer that I can update pictures to I will have more details!!!
Miss everyone back home . . . . but I am definatelly not ready to come back home!!! I have said MANY times since I have arrived that I am going to loose my passport and stay in England for several more days, weeks or months!!!!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The BIG day!!
Today has finally arrived! I am up and hour and a half before my alarm was even set to go off today, but I can't sleep! I have a million things going through my head . . . am I sure that I know where our Passports are (even though I have checked them a hundred times and they haven't moved). Are our suitcases under the 50 lb limit?! Did I get everything packed?! Did I pack all of our MOS costumes?! Is everything back home taken care of when I am gone? Did I pack everything for Devon?!
I am definitely ready to get on the airplane today. Once I am on the plane, as long as Jacob & I have our passports, some spending cash and ourselves . . . nothing else really matters. If something was forgot, we can buy it over there!
I can't even express in words how excited I am for this trip. I have never gotten to experience a trip like this, but so ready to do so!
I want to take the time and thank everybody to has made this trip possible for me!
To my Mom & Dad: Thank you for watching Devon for the next few weeks! I know that he will be in great hands while I am gone and you will make his time home a great experience! I know he is looking forward to spending a few weeks with his Nana & Papa! I love you both so much!! Also, thanks for watching Rosie for me!
To Doug & Tawnia: Thank you so much for letting me have the time off of work to get to have a trip of a lifetime! You are the greatest bosses and friends a person can ask for! I am truly blessed to have you in my life!
To everyone else: Thanks for your well wishes for Jacob & I while we are gone! I can't wait to see everyone when I get back and get to share this experience with you!!!!
Ok, enough rambling . . . time for me to get the final details taken care of and get the heck out of dodge!!!!! Hope everyone has a wonderful next few weeks and I will see you when I return!!!
Love ya all!!!
Stephanie :)
I am definitely ready to get on the airplane today. Once I am on the plane, as long as Jacob & I have our passports, some spending cash and ourselves . . . nothing else really matters. If something was forgot, we can buy it over there!
I can't even express in words how excited I am for this trip. I have never gotten to experience a trip like this, but so ready to do so!
I want to take the time and thank everybody to has made this trip possible for me!
To my Mom & Dad: Thank you for watching Devon for the next few weeks! I know that he will be in great hands while I am gone and you will make his time home a great experience! I know he is looking forward to spending a few weeks with his Nana & Papa! I love you both so much!! Also, thanks for watching Rosie for me!
To Doug & Tawnia: Thank you so much for letting me have the time off of work to get to have a trip of a lifetime! You are the greatest bosses and friends a person can ask for! I am truly blessed to have you in my life!
To everyone else: Thanks for your well wishes for Jacob & I while we are gone! I can't wait to see everyone when I get back and get to share this experience with you!!!!
Ok, enough rambling . . . time for me to get the final details taken care of and get the heck out of dodge!!!!! Hope everyone has a wonderful next few weeks and I will see you when I return!!!
Love ya all!!!
Stephanie :)
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The final week of preparations . . . .
This time next week, we will be on the plane heading for Chicago! I am so excited for this trip I can't even tell you! I am ready to board that plane and get out of town for 3 weeks!
This last week has been more stressful than I care to say! For some reason I kept thinking that I had plenty of time to get everything done before we leave! Boy was I wrong! I have been up to at least midnight every night for a week straight trying to get all the projects done that need to be done! Now, when it is crunch time, I am completely exhausted!
Luckily I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel now! I just have one more big project to finish and that is Jacob's back bustle! Thanks to some of the Boy Scout dad's we got a big chunk of that done on Monday night. All we have left to do is the details and putting it together . . . oh and figuring out how to store it and transport it in Jacob's suitcase without it getting destroyed!
This last week I have made more list than I have my enitre life . . . I have lists that have lists! UGH!! Seriously?!
At this point in the planning, I am just ready to board that plane in Kansas City. Once I board that plane there is nothing more I can do . . . if I left something behind, oh well . . . . if I didn't finish something, oh well! It will be too late at that point and nothing I can do about it! But what I can do is sit back and enjoy the ride . . . the 3 weeks off work . . . the great country that I am going to see . . . awesome new experiences!!
I am looking forward to experience these new things with Jacob! There will be so many new experiences that we will get to experience together . . . those memories will last a life time!! My only regret is that Devon will not be able to experience those with us! I truly hope that in 5 years from now, I will be able to take him to experience this!
If I don't get a chance to talk to everyone before I leave I am sorry ~ I am saying my good-byes now :) ! Things are going to be crazy this next week! I am sure that I will see you shortly after I return!!!!
This last week has been more stressful than I care to say! For some reason I kept thinking that I had plenty of time to get everything done before we leave! Boy was I wrong! I have been up to at least midnight every night for a week straight trying to get all the projects done that need to be done! Now, when it is crunch time, I am completely exhausted!
Luckily I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel now! I just have one more big project to finish and that is Jacob's back bustle! Thanks to some of the Boy Scout dad's we got a big chunk of that done on Monday night. All we have left to do is the details and putting it together . . . oh and figuring out how to store it and transport it in Jacob's suitcase without it getting destroyed!
This last week I have made more list than I have my enitre life . . . I have lists that have lists! UGH!! Seriously?!
At this point in the planning, I am just ready to board that plane in Kansas City. Once I board that plane there is nothing more I can do . . . if I left something behind, oh well . . . . if I didn't finish something, oh well! It will be too late at that point and nothing I can do about it! But what I can do is sit back and enjoy the ride . . . the 3 weeks off work . . . the great country that I am going to see . . . awesome new experiences!!
I am looking forward to experience these new things with Jacob! There will be so many new experiences that we will get to experience together . . . those memories will last a life time!! My only regret is that Devon will not be able to experience those with us! I truly hope that in 5 years from now, I will be able to take him to experience this!
If I don't get a chance to talk to everyone before I leave I am sorry ~ I am saying my good-byes now :) ! Things are going to be crazy this next week! I am sure that I will see you shortly after I return!!!!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Getting ready for THE trip!!
I figured I would try this Blog thing, since everyone else in my family did one while they were gone!
It is hard to believe that we are under the two week mark! I remember last summer when we first found out about our trip thinking that this day will never arrive! Now, I feel like I don't have enough time to get everything done before we are to leave!
The last two weeks I have been busy trying to get all the projects done! Thankfully last night, Devon's baseball game was cancelled, which allowed me to stay home and get a ton of stuff done! The picture that is on here is one of the arm bustles that Jacob & I finished for his Costume!
I will try to keep my posts updated, so everyone can see what I am up to!
Hope everyone enjoys it!
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