Intimidating. If I was asked to pick one word to describe the itinerary that they have mapped out for us, that would be it! I am excited to leave tomorrow morning (although not real thrilled with the 5am wake-up call that Im expecting), but its almost scary to look at this itinerary and know that the next few days will be lived off of those overly-filled pieces of paper! Im not what you might call.....well, good at following schedules so this promises to be interesting!
I have crammed what I consider to be the bare minimum of what I can live with into a very small suitcase. I tend to over-pack and constantly prepare for the worse possible situations when traveling. Trying to fit 5 days into a carry-on bag.......not easy for me!
I have been assigned my 5 veterans (and one veteran's wife) all of whom I will be meeting tomorrow morning. It is weird for me to think that I am supposed to be "in charge" of these people who are my elders by more than a few decades. I am not anticipating any problems, but who know what could happen!
We all have our fingers crossed for good weather through-out the duration of the trip. They are already calling for rain on the day that we are supposed to see the WWII Memorial. Hoping that changes.
I left Lily with my brother and his wife a few hours ago and I already feel a little lost without her. This will be a long time for me to go without her. Maybe I can convince somebody on the trip to sing the itsy bitsy spider and talk back to me occassionally just to help me through :)
She couldn't wait for me to leave. All but pushed me out the door telling me that she'll see me tomorrow. She thinks I am going to work. I tried to explain that I would be gone for 5 days, but she either didn't get it or didnt care. Im hoping she didn't get it.
Seeing as how I only have about 4 hours till my much dreaded wake-up call, I should probably try for sleep. Way to much of a night person to be going on this trip!
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