{"id":921,"date":"2011-11-05T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2011-11-05T17:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/?p=921"},"modified":"2013-09-15T19:00:17","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T00:00:17","slug":"7899-1-day-before-departure-packing-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crunchythoughts.com\/?p=921","title":{"rendered":"7\/8\/99 1 day before departure “Packing Day”"},"content":{"rendered":"

[In part to keep my mind off things, and also in lieu of other ideas, I present to you the travel diary I kept during a span of two weeks in the summer of 1999 when I went on a trip to Europe. I was 19 years old, a newly-minted college sophomore, and Steven and I had been dating for an entire month. He was with me on this trip. We were in that ‘new couple’ stage and drove everyone crazy with all the hand-holding and such. Nothing like a little European adventure to start off a relationship. — Present-day Carrie]<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, today is packing day, that day in which you discover just how much clothes you own and just how much medication you’re on.<\/p>\n

For the most part I’m packed; I’m just hiding in my room to avoid doing chores. Shame on me,bad bad. Surprisingly, I still have ample room in my suitcase, which I suppose is better than vice versa. Yay, more room for souvenirs.<\/p>\n

Earlier today I went to British Airway’s web site. I wish I knew that kind of plane we’ll be riding. I hope it’s not a DC-10. Their average age is older than I would prefer it to be. Most of the planes’ seating charts showed rows of 3 seats, isle, 4 seats, isle, then 3 more seats. Not many 2-seaters. Probably be w\/* Paul, or KenandAngie**. Rather have 3 than 4 I suppose. Heck, I just want the plane to get from point A to point B w\/o any problems. I really don’t like planes. Hmm, what was it that Calvin said? Oh yeah, w\/ the way our appliances break all the time, it’s a wonder that anybody gets on an airplane. Bad handwriting today.<\/p>\n

* I’m electing to keep all the shorthand and grammatical errors I wrote. Thankfully, there are few errors, just shorthand and horrible handwriting in general<\/p>\n

** Ken was dating a girl by the name of Angie at this time. She was also along for the trip. Ken, don’t say what happens!!!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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