Wales

Hello all,
Well Mom and Dad left for Florida for a conference and class runion today so this leaves Karl and I to our own devices and to care for all of the critters. We leave next Thursday from Chicago for Wales. We are excited about the trip, but also a little nervous. Its a long time to be away, but I am sure we will have the experince of a lifetime! So far very little packing has been done. Yesterday I went through my clothes and picked out about twice as many as I will actually be able to take along on the trip, but I had to start some where. As far as I know Karl has not yet started to pack. Also one of my best friends from school, Jenny, will be joining us and she and I will be roomates. We do not yet know what classes will be taking as we signed up for several we were intersted in, but the final information will be given to us when we arrive at Swansea. We also found out that we don't have to take sheets with us so that saves a little more room for clothes and of course shoes!!!!! I am however worried about Seattle as she is my shadow at all times when I am home. I suppose she will just get used to me not being home. Also plans are not final yet but Mom and Dad may come over for a visit while we are there. We do have a four week break so that may work or they may come over at the end of the semester. While there we plan to visit the exact area where the Griffiths family orgininated before they came to America. We may even travel to Dublin for St. Patrick's day. I also plan to visit one of my other good friends with Jenny because she, Rebecca, will be in Madrid, Spain for the semester. We were doing some research online and found that there are some flights around Europe, round trip, for 10 pounds so about $20!! Well I hope to find time to post to the blog while in Wales and I will read it to keep updated on what is going on here. Happy New Year

Katy