Bits and Pieces
This week is another one that is going to tear me apart.
Another three midterms and a paper are due, all over the span of a bit less
than four days. To add to that, my parents have decided that we’re going to spend
Christmas in Hawaii. Booking tickets is stressful. Mum wants everyone to go, so
that’s me, her, dad, my sister, and my sister’s two kids. Ugh. Travel
arrangements with kids are especially difficult, and if we’re being honest, I’m
not looking forward to extended amounts of time on a plane with these kids.
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| This is where I'll be on Christmas Day! |
The issue with the tickets is exacerbated by the fact I live
next to the largest international airport within twelve hours, and they live in
a very rural area, so everyone has to fly out of my city. That’s not really an
issue, you may say, except that I am ready to go on vacation on the 12th
of December, and they’re not ready until the 20th due to work and
other commitments. The plan was then hatched that I should just go ahead by
myself then, and they would follow me down a few days later. Cool. That’s a
seventeen hour flight. By myself, going internationally. I’ve flown alone
before, but strictly domestic. This is a little bit scary. My brother lives in
Hawaii, so allegedly if I can get there, he is just going to swoop in and take
me away from the airport. So if I can get there, I’m set! Plus, the flight is
going to be long enough without kids, so I’m happy I can go by myself.
It sounds so foolish, but I’ve never really thought about
travelling alone that far. It occurred to me that I did apply for a year
abroad, and in essence that’s what it is. I hadn’t even thought about the
actual getting from point A to point B, only about what happens after. It all
suddenly got very intimidating. But that’s that. Flights are booked. It will be
a great trial run for my next big overseas flight!
That’s sort of the story of my stress.
Right now I’m curled up in the biology lounge. On Mondays I
volunteer, so I’m killing time until I have to leave for that. Afterwards we go
out to dinner, so I didn’t eat yet, but I’m already starving. Do you ever get
that feeling that your stomach is like eating itself? Yeah. Right. Now. We have a pretty strict dress code at this
place too, so I’m feeling a little overdressed sitting next to the girl in her
pyjamas. Oh well.
That’s really it. Just venting about my aeroplane stress, which
is really pointless because the trip isn’t for another couple months. *Sigh*.
Getting ahead of myself again.
So. To wrap up this little ranty party, I’ve got a couple
cool things on the agenda this week, including a review of some new Benefit
items I picked up over the weekend, and a new recipe that’s a hit at my house.
I hope you all are having a great day :)
Do you have any plans for a winter getaway?
Have you ever travelled a long way alone?