Home for Christmas

Last week was a very interesting week to say the least. I had three assessments Monday and Tuesday, but was then finished with school stuff (for now). On Thursday, a friend came down to hang out before I left. That night Shannen and I had planned what was meant to be a surprise for Kenzie, but she ended up knowing all about it. It was still a lot of fun though. On Friday Kenzie and I sat at the flat ALL day. I speant most of that day worrying about my flight getting possibly cancelled. Thankfully it didn't, and Shannen and Kenzie took me to the airport on Saturday Morning to fly home.

That was where the adventure started. We boarded the first plane in Belfast and we sat, and we sat, and we sat. We were waiting on the de-icer truck to come so that we could leave. Needless to say they forgot about us, and we ended up sitting at the gate for two hours. It was a seven hour flight. Thankfully, we were told our connections in Newark would either be waiting on us, or they would take care of getting us on the next flight. Once we finally took off, I was watching our speed, and all I have to say is that our pilot was determined to make up a lot of time. He was cutting check-points and running about 600 mph. Good grief!

Once I got to Newark, I had to literally run through customs and the terminal to get to my flight. We landed at about 3pm and were meant to start boarding at 3:40. AAAAA!!!! By the grace of God, I got to the gate before they started boarding. This flight was only about 1 1/12 hours, and by this point I was just ready to be home. When I landed in Atlanta, I realized that they had gated us in the farthest Terminal. If you have never been to the Atlanta airport, the terminals are set up in a long line, so I had to walk through 4 other terminals just to get to the arrivals area. Once I got through that and came up the escalator, I saw my parents patiently waiting on me.

On the way home, we stopped and ate dinner at The Cheesecake Factory (one of my favorite restaurants). Then we headed home, and I crashed. I didn't really have any jet lag, but I had been awake for 19 hours straight. So I have now been home for two days. It still doesn't feel real. I miss everybody in Belfast dearly, but I am glad to be home even if it is only for two weeks.

SNOW!!!

OK, so I know I probably sound like a child right now but it has already started snowing here. I am almost in disbelief due to the fact that it only snows about every five years back home. There is about an inch right now on the ground that I get to walk through to get to work. Oh joy! It looks like Kenzie might have a white Christmas.

We have assessments coming up as well, and due to my back I won't be participating in all of them. However, I am feeling much better than where I was a month ago. I am so ready to see how all of this works.

I am also excited because a guy in Kenzie's course is going to try to take us up to Coleraine in about a week! (schedule permitting) But we are both very excited to see the countryside.

Also, I fly home in two weeks for Christmas!!!!! I definitely wish that I could bring some of my new friends along with me, but you know how prices are. I can't wait to see everybody!