That's what I think. But ask some of my friends and they'd say not so much because I often go to bed before 10..
They call me Grandma and verbally abuse me when I leave a social gathering early. Haha....
So this was my shot.
I'LL PICK UP AND GO TO SPAIN TO SHOW THEM ALLLLL.
Kidding I didn't really think like that. But it did indeed shock some of them when I spontaneously booked a plane flight with my buddy Darryl to depart to Spain 2 weeks later.
We are young. Plain and simple. We can't pull of this spontaneous, stupid stuff our whole lives, so we might as well live it up now!
But here's truly the exciting thing. My fun friend and I are actually going to visit my sister Jillie and her husband Dane at their home on the Northern hilltops of Spain.
With only backpacks, airports,foreign spanish words, mountains, big laughs, unfamiliar faces, lots of over-due love to give, and hardly any money, we're in for a big adventure.
No more looking at pictures and fantasizing over their dream Spaniard life, I get to breathe the green air and kiss the baby goats myself!
Yes I will be taking 47289873879 pictures and yes I will be hopefully blogging my way through this trip.
Here's a poem I wrote for J and D the night they left:
(Just to give you a taste of how wonderful they are)
Spain Bound
Boarding the ship and
waving goodbye to loved ones, who’s tears and smiles combine.
This is the start to
where Dane and your heartstring will unbelievably, further intertwine.
Fearlessly leaving the
shore from where your lives and friendships have grown.
Onward from this rocky
land comes a huge love adventure unknown.
Someone has to do it,
jump off the cliff to show others we can all truly fly.
If you’re wondering why
we all love you so much, this is a big reason why.
There are no chains from
society, no hesitations of what others might think.
Because to you two, life
is a rare treasure, that will be gone before you blink.
So here is the big shot,
your chance to do it all!
Jesus is the air under
your wings, who will never ever let you fall.
Brown eyes bright, hair
blown by the wild wind, this freedom is where you belong.
Running through the wild
oaks over the green moss, Jesus will joyfully sing you a new song.
He will be there in the peaceful
times, when flowers and sunlight are all you can hear.
In the same way He will
be listening to every word that comes forth from your lips. There through every
laughter and every tear.
He himself orchestrated
this time. To pull you two away and further transform your souls by His love. To
show you, and the rest of us, that you are only His, His pure, white,
free dove.
So go make Spain your
dwelling place, let your love run wild and blind
Try every wine that is
offered, and taste every cheese of every kind.
Let the sheep teach you
lessons. Climb every mountain, share sweet kisses in every creek. May deeper
depths of God beauty be the only thing you seek.
This goodbye is not for
long. You will soon have many of us knocking on your cute Spaniard stone door.
But even if that day
never comes, you two have forever inspired our hearts to love without ceasing
and to explore.
It took me a while, but had to inform you about this very big, and exciting news in my life.
We leave this next wednesday april 18 so pray your hearts out for safety and stay tuned!
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