Mozyin' Through Europe

Neither of us got much sleep, so the morning was pretty rough. Said goodbye to my Dad and the dogs, and then my Mom and I went to say goodbye to Papa Tony before meeting Rachel, her Mom, and her brother at El Mariachi’s for lunch, after which, we drove to MIA. We missed the terminal the first time and had to make an extra lap, but we eventually made it, and our Mommies kissed us goodbye while keeping their composure (and surprisingly didn’t insist on seeing us to the gate), though they probably cried like babies during the drive home. We super Seram-wrapped our giant hiking backpacks that we’d be lugging around for the next few months, and then checked them. Mine ended up weighing about 38 lbs, and Rachel’s was 33, though she had her laptop as a carry-on. While we waited for the plane, we had some Starbucks (possibly our last?) and some snacks we brought, and watched an episode and a half of Weeds.. Boarded the plane, read Sky Mall, and Rachel gave me some plane presents: my favorite strawberry candies, a toy racecar, mini-checkers, a small bag with magic tricks, a box of crayons with attached sharpener, and a Bible coloring book. It was awesome.

We colored-by-number the First Day, found our way through a maze to find the Garden of Eden, and colored an adorable little snake who had a thing for apples. Rachel got sleepy and took a nap, and I played some Pokemon Red. Landed for a pit stop in Philly, and then we were in for a long flight to Madrid. I watched ‘Whip It’ on the flight cuz I like Ellen Page cuz we're both PUNX, and Rachel napped again, sporadically waking up and interrupting my movie to impart some half-asleep gibberish, which left me highly amused.