Up...Up...and Away!

If the sun ain’t up…..should no one be up….that’s my motto as I wake up at 4 am to shower and head to the airport for my 8 am departure…

6am-arrive at the airport

6:01-tell my dad goodbye and convince him I’ll be fine on my own checking-in

6:02-wave goodbye and head toward the check-in counter

6:03-realize what a mistake I made by saying I’d be okay…I walk into a massive bulge of people going in every direction

6:04-my heart stops beating, my palms start sweating, my face drains of all the color…but hey I’m on my own now that my dad has left and I have no phone….Great!

6:10- realize I’m in the wrong line and walk to the right one….ask a lady for help that was standing in line and bless her soul she helps me :D

6:11- check-in and wait to hand off my luggage….my life for the next month so they better not lose it

6:15- blaze through security because that’s the one thing I’m a PRO at and of course I’m sweet and innocent so no need to stop me now :P

6:30 sit down at my gate with my breakfast…a special K bar because that’s the only thing my stomach will hold without me running to the bathroom to puke it all up and a bag of nuts for later when I’m starving because lord knows the cheep planes never give out FREE snacks….and my lucky trash magazine to keep me somewhat sain….

6:40- they announce a gate change since Dallas the plane before us is having weather issues and will be in late

6:55- I sit down at my new gate and realize this is the start of my life for the next month….one adventure at a time….one memory to be made….a grand old time next to the beach…..my heart slows for now….as I complete the first leg of my future adventure

….got to watch “The Vow” (don’t watch it…it isn’t worth your time not romantic but somewhat depressing

PHASE 1- COMPLETE

3:15pm-arrive in Miami

3:20-grab lunch with everyone and exchange some extra cash to Euros….for a hefty price of 7.50 for exchanging it :P

5-board the plane and then realize within 5 seconds of sitting down that I left my camera in the waiting area…..YIKES….luckily I could go back and grab it and keep my heart from stopping

6-finally leave the gate after having seating issues (as we were told) and begin the 9 hour journey across the sea

PHASE 2- COMPLETE

Every hour on the hour toss and turn hoping to stop the neck cramps and finally fall asleep…attempt failed but got a solid hour before waking up numb from my curled ball and a stiff neck from the angle…..ate the dinner from the plane (next time choose the pasta because my stomach did not agree with the meat :P) and watched part of “We bought a Zoo” then listened to the country station (only one really worth while) on the plane….landed and hopped in a taxi to our hotel and now relaxing before a grand adventure out in the city…..the wind is deff blowing in our favor :D

PLANE ADVENTURE-COMPLETE

...Oh and for the record....my computer is in Spanish and I figure out how to post this....now were getting somewhere :D