(not really) Last Sunday, all of my
school friends moved back into Purdue and got ready to begin classes. Last Sunday,
I sat on my friend Jordan’s couch and watched How I Met Your Mother all day.
And thus begins the life of a college dropout.
I've spent my break
reading some great books, playing 10 am volleyball tournaments at my grandparent’s
retirement community in Florida, buying a new "travel" wardrobe, and traveling for a
week in an RV to make it back to Indiana. We are staying in my grandparent’s
cabin in Brown County where we can make it halfway up the driveway if we are
lucky.
Now that we are here, it's time to actually plan the European leg of our trip. My parents have assigned everyone a job to keep us busy. Mom is spending her time communicating with
people who speak small amounts of English trying to rent apartments and houses.
Out of the long list of destinations we have dreamed up, we have three houses,
but don’t worry, it should all come together in the next two weeks right?
My dad is supposed to
figure out a plan for our cell phones. He announced at dinner that once we
reach the airport all phones will go on airplane mode. And stay there until May.
I have been assigned “transportation logistics”
which means if I don’t know the Euro rail like the back of my hand, we won’t be
going anywhere and people will be angry.
Arden has been told to finish at least 30% of
her online classwork before we take off. She spends all day studying in the
quilt room, but I’m pretty sure all she’s studying is Niall Horan. Seriously,
ask her any question about One Direction. She’ll know the answer.
(This is Arden singing some 1D song with Scarlet latch hooking in the background. Maybe they'll stop stealing my phone for selfies now...)
We asked Scarlet to
find cool facts about all of the places we are going to visit. Instead she decided to raid grandmas quilt
room and make a million crafts. I’m not sure if any of those supplies will find
their way back to where she got them.
Brody is in the
process of creating a presentation for his 3rd grade class summing
up his favorite parts of the trip so far. Instead, he found Grandma and Grandpa’s
VHS tapes. In the past 3 days I’ve watched 2 years’ worth of homemade videos,
Home Alone 1, Home Alone 2, and then all of those over again. He has also developed an obsession with cooking shows and is determined to be the next great chef. (I'm not complaining)
Overall, we are pretty
laid back in the planning of this trip. So if anyone has suggestions for places
we should visit, don’t hesitate to let me know! I’ll find a way to make it fit.
First I will say, the apartment deeply misses you. Not a day goes by that we don't think about you, and I often walk in and see brock/manny/colin quickly wiping tears from their eyes trying to hide their pain. We can't wait for you to return.
ReplyDeleteBut with that, I suggest you visit the native lands of my ancestors (Geneva, Switzerland). They Genevans are a kind and caring people. I can send a letter to the wise elder and inform them you and your family are visiting our lands and they will treat you like royalty.
Btw...nice turtle neck. You should wear that more often
Your sisters will never stop stealing your phone for selfies. I post them all the time and regardless of the embarrassment level, they don't stop.
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