Next Leg!

Now we're in North Carolina, awaiting the big plane for the looooong flight!  Mrs. Pullum and I were trying to figure out how many hours the flight will actually be, but there was a whole what-time-is-it-here versus what-time-is-it-there math situation, and we decided to let the little TV's on the plane keep track.

Fortified with Chick-Fil-A and replenished snackage for the plane (and some of our group might be sporting some brand-new MAC makeup--airport shopping for the win!!), we're all antsy to get going again.  I'm pretty excited to get back in to my book and get some sleep.

Wish us a good wind and an uneventful flight on this last leg of the flying!  (Fun fact.  My yoga lady always tells us to bend "your front leg" or "back leg" and this confuses me every time . . . . )

See you in Barcelona!!!

Up, Up, and Away!

We're here!!  Well.  We're here in St. Louis, anyway.  The baggage is checked in, the passports have been scanned, we have our boarding passes, and WE'RE WAITING FOR OUR PLANE at gate C8!!!  So close to the plane we can almost taste it--after three years of fundraising, planning, saving, and dreaming, we're ready to go!!  (Although tasting planes is probably not advised . . . . )

We take off in one hour on a flight to North Carolina, and then on to Barcelona, so now, we wait.  I've had my exorbitantly expensive airport panini (in anticipation of my Italy diet, obvi), splurged on my Dr. Pepper of the day, and now I allow my electronics to charge up in this VERY convenient plug-in adjacent chair and wait for our flight to be called.

Stay tuned for further news, but if every transportation event goes as easily as this one did, we're a blessed bunch!

Eurotrip Eve!!!

We leave tomorrow, and already it's been a most auspicious day!  At the last ladies' golf scramble I'll play in for the next two weeks, I had NEW SHOES that apparently are made of MAGIC because I got the ball on the green in ONE SHOT!  Behold--I will show you a picture:

That is my ball, perfectly situated to... two-putt, as it turns out.  :-/  Oh, well.

Here on the home front, I'm seeing the kids tweet and post about their packing, which is making me both anxious and eager to GET GOING!!  I'll be spending the evening cleaning, packing, making lists about cleaning and packing, and in general, trying not to forget any of the things.  I hope everyone sleeps well tonight, and may everyone's suitcases weigh thirty pounds and arrive safely in Spain!  A demain, mes amis!!

Testing!!

This is a test to confirm that my tablet works; I'll be bringing it to Europe to take pictures and to publish posts!  Here's hoping....

Coming Soon...

The HHS French Travel Club will be taking to the skies in June for our 2017 trip to Spain, France, and Italy!!  Stay tuned for more details and a daily blog of our adventures overseas!!