Eight days.
It's like this mantra that I keep repeating over and over to myself except instead of calming me, or doing whatever mantras should do, it only adds to my nervousness about leaving for Ireland. I'm not overwhelmingly nervous, it's this odd combination of excitement and not knowing what to exactly expect. All I see when I picture the idea of going to Ireland in eight days is a black screen, because I have no idea what I should be picturing. Can you see where that is a little nerve racking?
On a lighter note I have started assembling odds and ends to send to myself. I have sheets, towels, a phone, different food stuffs, and the trusty clown. Clowny comes with me everywhere so I really didn't need to list him under 'odds and ends' but it was a nice transition to being able to talk about Clowny. Hmmm...I'm positive I have a picture. Ah! Yes, here we go:
(Clowny and a random bear)
Clowny is on the left, just in case you couldn't tell. He's a worldwide traveler and should really have a passport, but somehow gets away with not having one. He's been to Australia, Japan, China, Thailand, Korea, Canada, Notre Dame, IN, France, Germany, Italy and Austria. Whew. That's a list. Now we are about to add Ireland, and some other countries, to it. He's pretty cute isn't he?
Everyone should have a Clowny in their life.
Cheers!
That clown gets around. Who would have thought, 20 years ago, that the "Clown" would become a world wide traveler??
ReplyDeleteNo worries Colleen. It is the adventure of a lifetime.
My mantra for you:
"May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
Clowny! It's been a while since I've seen him. He's quite literally the only clown I love... or can even look at without cringing for that matter. You really shouldn't feel nervous knowing he's with you :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you though! All I'm doing here is studying so much nursing and microbiology I'm pretty sure it's going to start leaking out of my ear canals any minute. You on the other hand will be having an adventure haha
Great blog site, Colleen! I decided to create my own blog, too. Clowny looks as young as ever. He needs a little tam-o-shanter before he leaves for Ireland, though :-) The blessing your mom posted is beautiful. Get packing and keep posting! Love ya lots!!! P.S. Don't forget to look for Bono!
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