spent the day packing my backpack and cleaning. Believe it or not, I
actually enjoyed it. It felt so good to get the packing taken care
of. In the back of my mind, I worried about how heavy the pack would
be and if everything would fit. After packing everything (except for
my tooth brush...I will probably use it between now and then), I
weighed the backpack and day pack. Together, they are exactly 25
pounds. I was shooting for less than 30 so that will work!
I was quite happy with my birthday presents yesterday! Most of it was
money for the trip, but I also got a travel tripod, a quick release
attachment for the tripod, and another 8 GB memory card for my camera.
I now have the capacity to store around 6,500 pictures, and I
wouldn't be surprised if I take that many. My creative senses will be
on overdrive!
Last night, Keith and I watched "The Sound of Music." I thought I had
better brush up since we will be visiting Salzburg. It is such a
great movie!
After watching the movie last night and seeing the beauty of the
surroundings and architecture, I couldn't help but be gleeful. This
morning in church we sang "Thank you, Lord" and our music leader,
Tony, invited us to say a prayer of thanksgiving to God. I realized
that I have been so busy preparing for the trip that I haven't stopped
to thank God for this amazing opportunity. His hand has been so
obviously directed us in every step of the planning:
-Wendy and I have opposite "busy times" at work. It worked out that
there was a little over a two week gap between the end of the Yard
Dawgz season and the first event in our recruiting year.
-When we finally decided to go this year, Wendy was a little nervous
to ask off of work for such a long time. Her procrastination about
drove me crazy. While I waited on her, the original flight I had
wanted completely booked. She finally swore to me she would ask off,
and when she finally did, that night we found a flight that left out
of OKC and flew into London and out of Zurich for $1,000 cheaper per
person than before.
-Our husbands are letting us go!
-We have the means to go thanks to saving up for quite some time and
the generousity of friends and family for graduation and birthdas.
I am so thankful to God for how he has prepared us for this trip.
People are always telling us how brave we are for "going it alone."
So many family members, co-workers, and friends are worried about us
two girls backpacking across foreign countries. My standard response
is to tell them we are smart girls and will be careful and we won't
"walk down a dark alley in the middle of the night to ask a guy with a
knife where a bathroom is." All humor aside, I ask that you turn your
worries over to God. He has led us and directed us thus far and I
know that will not stop when we get on that plane. Ask Him for health
and safety for us, and that we have the time of our lives.
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