First Day Home

Today, I'll be running errands. There's some good deals at Victoria's secret and I need some hand sanitizer from Bath and Body Works.

It's going to be a nice day, I think. Very low-key and relaxing.

Just what I need after finals week.

Then, of couse, I'll be packing! As the days go by, I realize that it's getting closer and closer until I'm traveling halfway across the world.

I can't believe there's only 6 days left!

Evening

Well it's Sunday and I've gotten everything done that needs to have been done. Of course, this upcoming week isn't going to be much better, work wise, but at least it'll be stuff I know how to do.

So for tonight, I'll be working on my project and making my room a bit more organized. After my stressful week, I'll be taking my night off. :)

Then, finally, I have less than 18 days until I'm off on a plane to Japan! As usual, I'm really nervous, but I think it'll be alright.

I can't wait to, FINALLY, be together with the boyfriend again. As it gets closer, the antsier I get. I just want to be with him NOW. Not in 18 days.

Then again, I have to get finals and such over.

Ugh.

Alright, I just wanted to update you all. I'm off to complete my day off by the aforementioned plan.

Love and Peace
Elie

Winding Down

Well, Thanksgiving break is coming to an end.

It started out really shaky, but you know, all things considered, it was pretty great.

The first great thing that happened was I got to see my mom for almost 3 whole days! I know it doesn't sound like much, but seeing as how I hardly ever get to see her, it was really great.

Then we went to see the big family for thanksgiving. I actually got to catch up with a lot of cousins and spent most of the evening talking to one of my aunts. Every time I go and see them all, it gets easier and easier to talk to them. My mom was also allowed to come. It was good to see her there with her family.

We also booked my flight to Japan! Whenever I think about it, I get really excited and nervous at the same time. It'll be my first time flying so there's all those concerns, but there's some part of me that's nervous about seeing my boyfriend for the first time, in the flesh, after four long months.

I also got to see my Dad a lot. I've seen him almost every day that I've been home. We're even going out to eat tonight. Tomorrow, I'll be going to breakfast with George before heading back to school for work and getting stuff done.

Throughout the weekend, I got to spend a lot of time with the old dog and the small cat. They're both doing well, if a little lazy.

That's one thing I didn't get done this weekend. I did not get any school work. I guess, this upcoming week I'm not going to give myself free time. It'll be work work work until I'm all caught up.

Look, I say that now, but I probably wont.

Another thing that I have been behind on is NaNoWriMo. I will finish it by the 30th of November, but that will be after nights and nights of just typing when I'm done with schoolwork for that night.

I'm so behind it's really bad.

However, I needed this break to just relax and re-center myself to be able to do great work.

When I go back to school, it'll be a tough 3 weeks before I can just not worry about anything but work and packing to go travel.

I'll get through it.

Love and Peace
Elie

Father's Day Gift

Today, I created something for George for Father's Day... and I'm not sure how it's going to turn out!

I crushed vanilla wafers and mixed them with melted butter and put those at the bottom of a jar. Then on top of that I put a mixture of cool whip and chocolate pudding or vanilla yogurt. On top of that went pieces of sliced banana and then more cool whip concoction. Finally, it was topped off with more banana slices.

Finally, I put the lids back on.

Should taste good. I mean, who doesn't like bananas and stuff? Don't answer that.

Anyways, it should be a nice Father's Day gift.

Besides from that, I'm having difficulty deciding if I should throw my adventure backpack into the drier. You see, I took it with me to TX to visit my mom. Unfortunately, I think she had a thing with bed bugs and some got into my backpack.

I think this, because after I got back and set my backpack in my room, my mornings began to be filled with discoveries of itchy bites all over my body.

Of course, we smoke bombed the room and washed everything with super hot water. I even sprayed, well soaked more like, my mattress and the surrounding floor with bug killer solution.

It's been almost a year since that day.

Half of me thinks I should be fine, the other half is not so convinced....
So I'll probably do it on Monday before I go back to school.

And I get slightly depressed when I think "four more days..."

Well, I'm going to go watch Kung Fu Panda 2.

Love and Peace
Elle

Something To Write About

I wish I had something interesting to write about.

All I can say is that I'm excited to go to France, but I don't want to leave Neal behind. And it's sort of the same thing when he goes to Japan. So thoughts of our separation have been filling my mind lately.

As for writing here when I'm in France, I'm not sure how often I'll do it. Mm. Caillaud wants us to keep a journal in French of what happens and our observations. Because I'll be handwriting about everything that is going on, I know I won't want to do it again here.

This just might be a venting blog then, and then it'll probably just say the same things over and over again.

So we'll all just have to see what happens. It might be easier to just do video updates.

I'm off to spend the day with Neal and then maybe we'll be heading to Arya's for her Be Our Guest party.

Love,
Elle