We made it!

Just arrived in London!  We’ve been here for about an hour, but we’re in the waiting area for Holly to arrive and join the Wolfpack!  It’s been an eventful day to say the least.  I was loading my things into Shayna’s car this morning and took a wrong step and bit it down the driveway.  I was wearing a massive hiking backpack that was packed full, and I couldn’t get up off of the grass because it was so heavy!  Shay and I lost it laughing, but as a result I ripped my favorite jeans that were a staple in my London wardrobe and had to run back inside to change into different ones.  What a way to start the day…

When our goodbyes were over at the DSM airport, I did a nice job of holding us up going through security.  First of all, I just happened to be the randomly selected person to swab for explosive residue… good thing I’d washed my hands after I was done handling them earlier ;) Then, I apparently had too many liquids in my carry-on, so they went through every nook and cranny of my backpack, purse, etc.  Luckily, we got a pretty nice security guy who just shoved all of them into a quart-sized bag.  He told us that the rule is the liquids have to fit into the bag “comfortably.”  The top didn’t even close because there was so much stuff in it, and he handed it to me and says, “That looks comfortable to me!”  I ended up being able to keep everything. PHEW!

Our flight to Chicago went smoothly and the flight to London didn’t seem like it was nearly eight hours long which was a nice surprise!  I took some Tylenol PM and got a good four hours of sleep J  The food was pretty terrible so I’m looking forward to a nicer meal at the pub tonight with all the other students.  I bought a coffee after we got our luggage and was pretty nervous to use the money… didn’t even think about that being an issue, but it was fine.  We’ve got quite a long day ahead of us, so I have a feeling one cup of coffee isn’t going to do the job.  BUT we’re here and ready for the adventure ahead of us.  No turning back now!!! J