The whole traveling by myself experience was slightly (honestly, extremely) stressful for me. I am a pretty routine chick and pretty calm for the most part, but out of my box, stress rears it's ugly head. I really would have preferred to have Philip traveling with me. Someone to talk to and help me navigate my way and ease my worries. Seeing as how I only had one ticket to England that wasn't possible. Anyhow, I was thinking this morning that I really didn't travel alone thousands of miles. I never travel alone. None of us do. God is always right there beside me and you, holding our hands and calming us down when we're scared and afraid. And let me tell you, I was gripping him tight and he gripped right back and told me it was ok. While looking for a particular Psalm while getting ready to take off on the first run of the trip, God put this verse before me, "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 27) So, though there were a few delays, I got here in one piece with all my luggage. :)
So far on my adventure I have...
- Driven down streets that are far too narrow
- Attempted to find April's hood release so her car could be searched. To our defense, three Air Force officers had a hard time finding it too.
- Gazed at buildings that I would love to hear their walls talk
- Went to a 25th Anniversary party of two people that still love each other after a quarter of a century together
- Enjoyed savory British finger foods
- Tasted real Turkish Delight that you didn't have to scrape out of the pan with a spoon
- And last but not least, woke up to my niece dog Bailey licking my hand. Now that's something I need to get use to.
- A walk through the town or in the Abbey (sp?)
- A trip to a neat pottery store
- Tea and biscuts
- Fish and chips
- Have fun with April and whatever else the day has to offer and it will be great because I know I won't have to spend it alone.
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