A Day Well Wasted

I am happy to announce that I did absolutely nothing to prepare for the trip today. It may seem a little strange to be nine days from departure and not packing or panicking but I needed a break, desperately. I've been eating and sleeping with the idea of this tip and all that needs to be done looming over me for about five months now. So I took a day off.

I did everything else though. I was lazy until about two o'clock this afternoon and then my dad and I went canoeing for an hour at Long Hunter State Park. We thought about going fishing but changed our minds before we even got there seeing as how neither of us had a license. It was a good thing that we wanted to go canoeing because the fishing boats don't have trolling motors anymore. Apparently the state can't afford them but we did get some laughs while watching several people in a couple of different fishing boats try and paddle around the lake. Canoes are definitely much more efficient and more fun.

Yesterday was my last day of work for the summer!! Tonight we all went out to dinner at a local Mexican restaurant to celebrate a co-workers birthday. Aside from several embarrassing pictures though (someone had a new camera) a good time was had by all.

Tomorrow I begin the get ready to go process all over again. I'm going to work with my mom to make copies of important documents like birth certificates and passports. I lead an invigorating life, I know, but other than that its an unplanned day. I'll tell you the details later. Nine days and counting...