summertime gallivanting

When Diana told me in May she had bought a plane ticket to visit me July 14-19 it seemed SO FAR AWAY.

I didn't really know if I could wait all that time, so I made sure to keep busy by running amok in Spain for the next little while, then coming back and working my hiney off for a few weeks, and then before I knew it her plane was landing in the SLC airport (which I pride myself in finding all by myself) and before us lay a weekend full of fun.
The weekend was great. We filled it with all the Utah highlights- Lagoon, Sammy's, BYU tours, hole in the wall Mexican food, Comedysportz, Llama Fest, mini golf, BYU friends, church, parks, police (and speeding tickets :/), a whole lotta food at Sunday dinner, night walks, Costa Vida, Gateway shopping (the poor window kind), and a ton of great conversation and catch up!And then as fast as the time came, it was gone and it was back to the Salt Lake Airport, where Diana hopped a plane right back to Boise :( Thanks for coming, best friend! Oh well- we will be reunited in only a few weeks in my OWN HOME TOWN. That's right folks, I finally get to go to my actual house after 7 long months... and even if it's only for a couple days, I can barely wait!

And with that little snippet, it is time for sleep. 5:30 AM rolls around pretty darn early :/

Wisdom Wednesday

all of a sudden I stink at making no bake cookies.

At least soft ones taste the same as the real kind :/

So a couple of things have changed over the last few days, one being the weather. All of a sudden it is BEAUTIFUL and that means spring is coming. I love it.

Another little cosita that has changed? It has to do with post-Madrid plans. After buying a plane ticket that returns to the US of A from Rome on June 30, all I have to say is this

WW54- Europe. Just do it.

As of now, I'm not really sure what is even going to go down on those 12 days after a group of students and I from my study abroad class say adios to Madrid, but I do know it's going to include flying to Marseilles, FRA and then tr

ain-ing to Bern, SWITZ, then ITALY- Venice, Florence, and Rome... in that order.

Actually Switzerland might get kicked out of the mix... but we'll see.

Anyways, I'm nervous, scared, excited, anxious, but overall just plain stoked to get OUT and catch the travel bug.

Now all I have to do is come up with the right amount of moolah to fund this little expedition, and hope my FAFSA comes super quick. And my passport. Looks like that's what I'll be wishing for come MANY 11:11s.

All I know is, this is a once in a lifetime experience, and I am taking it.

Rome, Marsaille and Chateau d'If? Yes, please.