36 Days to go...

Well, I am under the 40 day mark. Just 36 days left, not including today. I am soooo ready for it! I am hoping to take the 3 day holiday weekend to make sure everything will fit in my suitcase and possibly trim the packing list but a little bit. I was starting to feel a bit like a cold bug was trying to bite me. I started on Zicam (an immunity booster) to help ward whatever it is off. Getting closer every day!!!

43 days to go

Well, I am slowly ticking the days off till my trip. I started with over 200 to go and here I am under 50! I can't believe how close it is. I want to do a trial packing run to see if everything will fit size and weight wise. I don't want to be scrambling at the last minute trying to get everything situated. I want to be full prepared. So I am hoping maybe this weekend, I can get the first trial run out of the way. We will see...

I'm Going to Ireland!!!

Anyone who really knows me, knows that I love to travel. I go as often as I can, and sometimes, it is just a few days. One dream I have had for some time is to make it to Europe and it always just seemed a bit out of reach for me. Until now. I finally decided that I was going to do what I had to do to get there. I had talked to my travel agent some time ago about my VERY tentative plans and she highly suggested that since it was my first time, I would be traveling solo, and I may possibly choose a country where I didn't speak the language, to consider an escorted coach tour. I started to do some research and I had settled on Trafalgar. Now I had to narrow down my choices and choose a tour. I was hoping to be able to do a 2 week tour on the mainland but cost prohibited that. I finally narrowed it down to a couple of Ireland tours, one of Northern Ireland and the other The Republic of Ireland. When it came down to it, I chose The Republic of Ireland. I am leaving October 4th and returning on October 11th. I am gradually collecting all the things I am going to take with me. I even got a newer, smaller suitcase to take with me to help with weight control. I may not blog much between now and then but it may become more frequent when it gets closer. I would like to be able to blog daily while I am on my trip but it all depends on how easy it is to find a computer to blog from. I will keep you all updated.