I think I have ADD

No, seriously. I'm having problems focusing on anything. I woke up at approximately 4:38 this morning and it's been touch and go since then. I keep trying not to think about how excited I am, but it's just not working. I mean, I almost couldn't eat breakfast this morning, because I'm just too excited. And come on, you all know how important eating every few hours is to me. Things are getting OOC (out of control)! Now I'M starting to have heart palpitations. I hope there's a doctor on our flight because there may be a cardiac arrest in the near future for at least one of us.

Tomorrow at this time, Kalee will be arriving in Highland and we will be getting ready to start our trek up to Chicago. So that's a four hour drive here for her, plus another four hour drive for us (courtesy of Mom and Dad... thanks!) up to the airport where we'll meet up with Sandy. And then a nine hour plane ride to Shannon, followed by a four hour bus ride to Killarney. We obviously didn't have a clue what we were doing when we decided to stay in Killarney our first two nights. And until earlier this week, we weren't even sure how to get from Shannon to Killarney. Turns out it's a four hour bus ride. Awesome! Great planning by us geniuses! I'm hoping for some beautiful Irish countryside scenery though. And hey, maybe we'll make some new friends or get some good travel tips from fellow bus-riders. You just never know...

I think I've packed and repacked my backpack roughly six times this week. I washed absolutely every item of clothing I'm taking with me, so it all smells Downy-fresh for at least the first wear. I have surprisingly way more room in the backpack than I expected, and despite my normal overpacking tendencies, I'm actually leaving room for souveniors (and European-purchased clothes of course)!

I feel like I might need a sedative soon... it's going to be a loooooooong 24 hours!