Postcards and Passports

Well todays trip was off to a bit of a bumpy start. Sandals left behind made for a quick turn around back home where Aiden had lovingly placed them in the middle of the driveway. Once we got to the airport we went to check a bag which I hadn’t planned or done in MANY years. After checking the bag and heading to SEA Spot Saver ( this is amazing and free if you don’t know about it, thanks Laura it was a life saver) I realized I couldn’t find my wallet. I called Aiden to check my room because I was concerned it somehow hadn’t made my packed bag.. he searched and then texted me this.. Little punk got the prank of a lifetime . Apparently that’s an old photo. A few moments of sheer panic and then he admitted it wasn’t there. Why he has a picture of my coin purse, I couldn’t tell you. Ultimately,  I figured out that it was likely in the checked bag and once we arrived in Iceland I was able to confirm and relax. Thankfully the airport takes Apple Pay because I had to pay a ridiculous 35 do...

  Here’s the agenda. Yes, we’re aware we planned a ridiculous amount of countries in a short period of time. Another time I’ll go and stay more central. Current plan (I think) is Greece with Fyfe next summer and with Kristi being there for a bit longer I’ll likely try to visit her and nab her to country hop a bit in the future. I’ve always wanted to travel. My hope for graduation was Paris but then along came Aiden and I’ve was relatively anchored to close to home vacations until Crystal finally convinced me to take a leap of faith and walk the Camino. Grateful for friends who are willing to see the world with me! Life’s adventure is a lot more fun with friends!

I think the Camino sparked a lot of things for me. It made me realize just how capable I was of doing things on my own and being alone in general. I used to be the girl who sat in the car while verifying the person I was meeting had already arrived. Occasionally that girl still resurfaces, but it’s few and far between these days.  In the past year I have been lucky enough to find a few more people that I feel comfortable being unapologetically myself around. In the past few months I’ve learned a lot about myself too. I’ve found just how much my life was missing adventure and how much I’d rather be outdoors than in these days. Maybe the Camino changed me in other ways? Maybe it brought out the inner outdoorsy girl that had long been lost? I have more than just self reflection to thank for that, and I’ll forever be grateful for the one who unknowingly opened my eyes.  I started planning for Europe last August. And if you know me well enough by now you know that once I set my min...