Come and gone

The trip to Illinois has come and gone. It was fun. I had a really good time, even though it may not have seemed like it.

The Ren. Faire was awesome. Sooo many shops with soooo many beautiful clothes, books, jewelry, figurines, and so on. It was a great way to spend a Sunday.

The zoo was pretty good, though it made me miss the kids. I loved seeing the animals even though they weren't very active. I don't blame them really, it was a scorcher of a day.

The museum was pretty cool. Of course, my favourite part was the Egyptian exhibit. It's the closest I'll ever get to the real thing, so....yeah.

I did have a bunch of pictures, but when I changed the batteries in my camera, I lost all but 4 or 5 from the museum. Yep. All I have are a few pics of a dead T-Rex named Sue (I didn't ask why), one of Carl (which I don't think he realized that I had taken one of him) and a few of the Egyptian exhibit. Sigh. I'm working on getting more.

I think that my favourite part of the trip was just sitting around during breakfast, dinner or over coffee. Just listening to Geoff, Carl and Shayne (and Sam one night) talk and be silly. My stomach muscles hurt for a few days after I returned. I haven't laughed that much in a while. Don't get me wrong, there has been laughter, but not to that extent. It felt great...painful, but great.

Hrm...let's see. Oh! The best night was when we went to Carl and Steph's place. Movies and Magic! It was awesome! Of course, I didn't win a single game. I think Carl won all three that we played. *glares* Oh well, it was still fun.

Anyhoo, that's all that I have right now. Yes, this is being posted two weeks after the trip. So sue me. :P

Peace, love and fluffy bunnies

Jamie

Ack! So Close!

In two weeks from today, I will be on my way to Illinois. Eek! I'm nervous. Very nervous for various reasons.

Plans have changed a little, but not much. There are pseudo back-up plans in case of rain or lack of desire to do what we had planned.

Recently I've been wondering if I'll be able to talk to Carl and Geoff in person like we talk online or will I be too shy to pick on them like I do when chatting. Heh. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Wow. My brain is already starting to hurt. Not wearing my glasses right now because I don't want to get hair dye on them. I is smart.

Jussi is off in Toronto for the weekend. It was my idea. He did attempt to get me to go instead of him, but I didn't want to. I wanted to be here. I'll take a trip without him some other time.

Hm..let's see. What else is going on....Oh yeah. Nothing I care to post here. Sorry. Anyhoo, that's it for me. Waiting patiently for the dye to set in, for Jussi to call and tell me that they arrived in one piece, for Geoff to get home and for Carl to get to work. I think I'll have a nap or something.

Peace, love and fluffy bunnies!

So...damn...close...

It's June 23. That means that there is exactly one month and one week until we'll be on our way to Illinois.

I seem to be getting less excited about the trip and more nervous. At this point, I really shouldn't be. There's no real reason for it. Sigh. I'll be fine once there and settled. I know that I can't wait to see Carl, Geoff and Sam. I'm excited about meeting Carl's wife as well. From what I've heard, she's a really nice person, though shy. Heh. Kinda like me when meeting people face to face. Yes, I will be shy. It's just the way I am. I know that it won't take me long to warm up to them though. Carl won't let me. ^_^

Anyhoo, I still haven't received my new birth certificate and change of name certificate. I'm starting to get really worried about that. Without them, I can't make the trip. Grrr... I will be very pissed off if I can't. Of course, there isn't anything I can do to speed up the process. All I can do is call them and find out where in the process everything is and then wait. Get excited when I see the mail being delivered and promptly become disappointed when there's nothing there. Fun stuff, neh?


Peace, love and fluffy bunnies,

Karmi (aka Jamie)

Almost there....

Well, the hotel room has been booked, plans have been made (though I've never been known to stick to plans) and various other arrangements have been made and we're still over a month away from heading to Illinois. There's one last thing that is needed. My bloody birth certificate and change of name certificate. I'm starting to get nervous. Quite nervous. If this trip needs to be posponed or anything because of a stupid (yet important) piece of paper, I'm going to be livid.

Deep breath. Sigh. Okay, better now.

Anywho, it seems that there has been a few things added to the list of things to do. Now, there's a Ren Faire. Yay! Wenches and cider and a whole lot of really cool stuff. It's too bad one of us will have to miss it. Bah! Sleep? You don't need sleep! :P

Yeah. I'm excited. Getting more excited as we get closer to leaving . I can just imagine what I'm going to be like on the day before we leave, the day we leave and when we get there. I can't wait to meet Carl, Geoff and Sam. Yay!

Since it seems that I'm just rambling now, I'll just stop.

Peace, love and fluffy bunnies!

Jamie

One Step Closer

Well, we've booked the hotel room. Doing so makes the trip that much more real. It's getting close. Of course, there are still some looming issues, but I'm sure that all will work itself out. I still wish we could stay a few more days longer than we are, but whatever. I guess I shouldn't complain. I should be happy that I'm actually getting the chance to do this.


At any rate, there isn't too much more to write about at the moment. There was, but I have too many distractions right now.

Updates

It's been a while since I've posted here. There isn't too much that I need to give updates on. Jussi received his passport the other day. Yay! I'm still waiting for my new birth certificate and change of name certificate. Sigh. I hate how long this stuff takes. I really hope that it arrives well before July gets here. If I don't have them, no trip. No trip equals a very unhappy Jamie.

Sure, it will still mean over a week with no kids, but it will be over a week with no kids in Sudbury. Bleh. It will also mean that there will be no Carl, Geoff or Sam. More unhappiness.

Heh. I'm probably doing that worrying for no reason thing that I have a bad habit of doing.

Anywho, things that we plan to do while in Illinois.

Brookfield Zoo (I think that was the one)
Shopping in Chicago
Play MTG
Roleplay a little (Yay one-nighter Call of Cthulhu!)
Monty Python (because I haven't seen any)
Black Adder (because it's full of awesome and funny as hell)
And, somewhere in there I'm hoping to get the chance to just hang out with Carl, Geoff and Sam. Not really do anything, except hang out and have a good time.

To me, this seems to be a lot to fit into four days. But, I'm sure we'll manage.

My muse is not so fickle

It seems that I am able to write again. I have no idea how long this will last. Fickle muses annoy me. My ability to write anything half decent seems to come in spurts. Sigh. At least I got one story written and sent off. Hope it's enjoyable. Of course, the inspiration for the story has been coming for the last few weeks. I had the idea, but just couldn't form the words, let alone type them out. I tried yesterday, but to no avail. Bleh. Today the words flowed like water. I started typing and just couldn't stop, which resulted in a longer than usual story for him.

I'm glad he's not grading me on these. Yeesh. I'd fail. Well, maybe not fail, but I wouldn't get a very good mark. He'll just tell me I'm being too hard on myself. Heh. He's one to talk. Always so hard on himself.

Anyway, that's pretty much it. No trip planning updates today.