I've been continually getting ready for my trip. My suitcase is full of a mess of things, and I'm working on figuring out which specific clothes I will be bringing. I need to make sure that I have a few pieces of clothing that I can work in a lot of different ways! I think that's the key to "packing light"... making sure I can get different looks by mixing and matching a few pieces of clothing. My mom was also sure to help me out with picking out a some yummy foods which will be filling in any gaps in my suitcase. That way I will be sure to have a couple snacks with me such as my Newman-O's (a more natural version of Oreos).
I'm still trying to get in as much time with family and friends as possible before I leave next Thursday. We had an awesome get-together at a park a couple nights ago where we had some delicious barbecue food, interesting talk, and fun play time. My brother brought a new toy... his slackline. Basically, it is an inch wide rope that you tie between two trees and walk across like a tight-rope. It was definitely challenging, but we had a lot of laughs too. I made sure to spend time with my mom before she left for her trip to Canada. I'm excited that we're both going on amazing adventures, but I have to admit I'm a little sad that I won't be seeing her until after I return (our trips just barely overlapped so we will be missing each other next week). My dad just arrived in Colorado today (from Nebraska) and I plan to spend all weekend with him... and help out with some manual labor. You're welcome Dad ;). Yet even if I know I'll miss everyone in Colorado, it just gives me more motivation to go and grow in Norway and meet more amazing people.
Here are a couple pictures from the barbecue:
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| Balancing on a slackline is hard! |
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| We all decided to climb a tree! Here's Jeff, Chris, Dawn (mom), me, Alex, Jon and brother Caan. |
Danielle
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