Leaving

This is the last post I can do other than the ones on the road. I'm packing up my computer and moving into a new place. Most of my other posts will be at Jeremy's parent's place or in Europe. I will be staying in Willits until it is time to take the big flight to Europe. I will be in and out of communication when that time comes.

I hope you all have a good summer and happy trails!

Fortress Europe/Marriage

So, this is a double blog or a "super blog." A blog that is made up of lesser blogs. To start, I will be taking a grand tour of Europe. (Not like the picture above, but it seems fitting) I'll be gone for about a month and I hope to see as much as I can in that time frame. I start by landing in England and figuring out how to head north to the land of my ancestors, Scotland. My boyfriend's dad also lives in Scotland so we have a place to stay. We will visit for a couple weeks then head to Glasgow where I will see my favorite band, Radiohead, in concert! My brother will be joining us there. Then, we are going to try to take the Chunnel (sp.?) over to France to go see the beaches of Normandie. Me and my brother are major World War 2 buffs and this would be a sight to see. Then, we shall go our separate ways. My brother going to Barcelona and my boyfriend and I will be going to Belgium. He has a friend there, so we shall have a place to stay. Also, my boyfriend says the beer in Belgium is extraordinary. I'm going to take him up on that. Some where, I'd like to fit in a trip to Amsterdam. Not for any "cheap" thrills but just to see that crazy city. Our trip ends in Copenhagen where we all meet up with my other brother's girlfriend. And to think I'm going to try and do all of this in a month!

The second part of this blog is kind of hard for me to talk about. My boyfriend and I have been talking seriously about marriage. We've been dating for almost three years now, so it seems proper. I have to say that all of this talk is making me extremely happy but I'm trying really hard to "maintain." I don't want to rush anything because that could mess things up. But I'm just too damned happy! I know we have to take into account our families, our schooling and our future. And my boyfriend wants to be kind of old fashion and ask my father for my hand. I have alot of respect for him. I feel so impatient but this is something definitely worth the wait!

Salud!

Guardian

I just finished up with my finals this past week. For me, something that normally comes with finals are some pretty weird dreams. I don't know if it's the hours I sleep (or don't), or the way my diet changes, or looking at the same formulas over and over again. EVERY semester, I have some strange dreams. What makes this finals week special is that these dreams have a theme. I just dream about dogs. I dreamt about my dog alot and she was very vivid too. But I also dreamt about many different types of dogs. And at one point, I was actually hearing their thoughts.

One such dream was me as a little girl. I was walking home by myself when this great, big, dog was approaching me. It was intimidating and bearing its great fangs. I don't recall the breed but it looked hound-ish with the droopy ears. I remember thinking that I wanted to run, but I knew that this dog would be on me in no time. I could hear his thoughts and this dog was intending to hurt me for no reason at all. Just as I was about to give up and prepare to fight off this dog (what choices are there?), this black dog approached. He looked like the dog pictured above. Pointed ears, jet black, large, and german shepard looking. He was a male dog because his thoughts were a man's voice. This dog was putting himself between me and the threatening dog and his thoughts were "You come any closer to her, and I'll rip your throat out!"

I wonder if this black dog is my "spirit animal," or as Fight Club would say my "power animal." Either way, my dreams are comforting and the dogs in them are a source of strength. Even if my dream is just me petting a small puppy, I still feel a great sense of safety.

In a totally unrelated story, I strongly recommend you all see "Iron Man." The geek in me squeals with delight!

PROST!