PANTS!

Well it’s officially been an age since I last wrote a blog post but I’ve been so busy and everything has been moving soooo fast! Its only 2 weeks till I fly out to AMERICA! I finished work week before last and then stayed with a friend for a couple of days and have just been generally busy pootling about getting ready to go away! I’ve got loads of things ready and bought things and borrowed things and made things. It’s all getting a bit exciting! I shall make a list:

1.    New Camera – this is the most exciting development. I spent ALL my money on a Panasonic Lumix FZ 28. But it is  the most beautiful piece of technology I’ve ever owned and it takes beautiful pictures so hopefully I’ll have some amazing photos to remember my trip by.
2.    Scrap Book – My mum and I have been making a scrap book with stuff from home and England and important things in my life. Partially so I have something to be nostalgic over in America. But also so I can show all my new friends something about where I come from.
3.    More summer clothes than I ever thought I’d need have been bought. Also a new wash bag. Also a new ‘weekend bag’ which I’m hoping I’ll be able to use as hand luggage because its pretty massive. Which I reckon is good news!
4.    My friend from work has lent me a rucksack. It’s amazing! It’s HUGE and it has a zip that comes all the way round so it opens much like a duffle bag... GENIUS! Combining the practical points of a suitcase AND a rucksack! I love it!
5.   Apparently we have to dress up as fairies. For this we have to wear all white. I bought a night gown from a charity shop and have altered it so it looks like pretty little white summer dress. Hurrah! I didn’t have to spend money on it! Found a Twickenham rugby shirt in the charity shop for a couple of quid! YAY!

I also had to scan in and email off all my forms because they never arrived! I don’t like the thought of all my personal details floating round the postal system! It was also just a bit of a faff!

Basically I’ve been pretty busy actually. But I think I’m starting to get there with all the preparations for camp. I still need to make a cover for my travel pillow. Having been dragged all over South Africa and up to Everest Base Camp and back its starting to look a little grey... and it was only one of those pillows they give you on airplanes I stole in the first place...

Oooooh! And if you’re wondering what the title of this post refers to there is a reason. Basically I asked one of the American girls who goes to the Camp I’m going to regularly what the weather was going to be like and her response was as follows :

“the weather likes to change lots and lots, because we are between two ponds. during some parts of the summer, it may get really really hot, all shorts and tank tops weather. there will be a couple days for long pants as well. most of the time its shorts and tee shirts. i'd pack mostly for pretty warm weather, around 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit. also bring some long pants and a sweatshirt or too. the packing list is pretty accurate. but we generally have some really nice, comfortable summer weather.”

Which is great. Super detailed. There is only one problem. The word PANTS makes me giggle. Quite a bit. Like a 5 year old. I’m pathetic. But if I try to keep in the giggle it makes it worse. The giggle comes exploding out of me. My friends tried to systematically desensitise me. It just made me giggle repeatedly. I’m going to be like a loon on loon tablets in America... oh dear!

Still it’s all getting rather exciting now! Two weeks today my training will be starting! Exciting stuff! Weeee! But I think that’s enough from me for now!

Toodles x