T-minus 12 hours

It is midnight- I am wide awake. Everything is still strangely surreal as of right now. I get more excited for the first day of school compared to my emotions for the trip as of right now (and I LOVE STARTING NEW SCHOOL YEAR!!!). I cannot figure out my emotions as of right now... I am not nervous. I am not excited. I am not worried. I am just READY.

Let me tell you about the week leading up to this. I did a Lot of traveling up to this point. My mother dearest flew from NY to come help me pack in Des Moines. We drove back to my old hometown of Naperville,Il in order to get my braids done and to do any last minute shopping (as well as visit all family friends!) and stayed for about 4 nights. We met up with my daddy and little brother (he just finished his first year and I AM SO PROUD!) We drove back this afternoon from Naperville to Des Moines. I am just about POOPED. Yet here I am, wide awake.

I really should be heading to bed. Tomorrow will be a LONG day- you see we have a total of 24 hours of traveling time (ouch!) Here is the break down of my itinerary
Depart from DES MOINES 1:40 PM (central time)-land in Detroit
Depart from DETROIT 4:30 PM (eastern time)-land in Amsterdam
we will Arrive in AMSTERDAM at 7:35 am
FINALLY we will arrive 10:40 am THAT NEXT DAY in KAMPALA, UGANDA

Kampala is 8 hours ahead of us. So we will arrive Wednesday (US time) and Thursday morning Kampala time!

I will call,text,tweet, and facebook from Detroit, maybe even throw a blog in there! ((generation Y syndrome))...

then from there, the next time I blog, It will be from our hotel resort in the capital city!!
Love you all and please pray for safe travels!

Traveling with God's Grace-Danielle