Pre-Adventure II

As of the beginning of this writing:
4 days, 10 hours, 9 minutes until the first flight to New York.
4 days, 10 hours, 54 minutes until I hop the next one across the pond.
5 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes (local time) until I meet up with everyone in Brussels.
Then the adventure officially begins!

Despite the end of my first entry, this is the first time I've really counted down the time. Just looking at it like that makes it finally start to seem real. The excitement hasn't quite hit me still though. It's partially due to the complete exhaustion imposed by the last couple weeks--finals went well, 4 As 2Bs for the semester; moving out and getting home was a mess--and it's partially because I'm not an extremely expressive person in regard to excitement. But that's okay, when it hits, it'll hit hard. The pre-trip assignment is definitely more taxing than I had expected though, but I'm truckin' on through it pretty steadily.

I'm getting to do as much and see about as many people as I had expected in the amount of time I'm getting home, which is very nice to have. One close friend finished finals at the same time as I did--spending a good few nights catching up with him. Another getting back from Army basic just a couple days later--didn't get to spend more than a few hours with him one day before he had to pack up for his training school. Plans to visit another tomorrow at/after she gets off work. Unfortunately, the last one moved away and isn't coming up for the summer until after I'm gone, but hopefully he'll still be here when I get back.

Other exciting events: Shelled out a fun amount for some pretty classy new attire (yall will see some photos soon enough). Got to enjoy a little bit of yard work, spent a little bit of time at the beach, and am enjoying as much time laying on the couch as possible. Was able to attend a surprise party for my sister's birthday, since her "planned" party would have been the weekend after I leave. So being home is getting to be as enjoyable as I'd hoped.
Also, puppies! Just getting old enough to run and play and bite everything, still small enough to cradle with one hand (the way all dogs should stay).

So, all that's left is a few long days and nights, a bit more reading and writing, a few more people to see, and as much sleep as I can muster.


4 days, 9 hours, 28 minutes until the first flight to New York.
4 days, 13 hours, 13 minutes until I hop the next one across the pond.
5 days, 7 hours, 3 minutes (local time) until I meet up with everyone in Brussels.

Here it comes, yall!

"And I hear this calling, still you don't seem so far at all" - All That Remains