"insteach of studying for finals, what about just going to the bahamas and catching some rays? maybe you'll flunk, but you might have flunked anyway, that's my point." -jack handy
i have made a lot of mistakes in my life. when i was born, i was over 9 pounds (sorry mom). when i was 8, i tried to run away from home dressed like little bo peep. when i was 10 i stole 20 dollars from my mom's purse and got caught red handed. one year, i searched for my christmas gifts, and found them a week before the holidays - and had to fake surprise on christmas day. in acapulco on our grad trip, i had too much tequila and passed out with my eyes open. and last week, i booked a last minute trip to the uk.
if you are anything like my parents, you are probably flipping out as you read this.
"ANOTHER TRIP?", they exclaimed.
"yes", i answered.
"WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? DO YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS?"
"err... not realllllly", i responded meekly, "but i'll figure it out".
the options at this point were clear: rob a bank or steal money out of my mom's purse. since i got caught stealing from my mom the first time, i counted that option out. and since robbing a bank is kind of a recipe for a disaster, that got a veto as well. now the opions were really clear: i had just made a really BIG mistake. but a mistake that i am happy to live with - a wonderful, financially unsound, lovely mistake.
i justified the trip to myself in many ways.
-carolynn really needs a visit. and i really need some quality caro and kristin time. and carolynn won't be living in london forever!
-i have many friends around the uk, so i will have loads of couches to crash on. expenses, aside from the plane ticket, will be minimal.
-this is my last large bulk of time off before i start working full-time. i want to make the most of it so i am ready to buckle down and work in august.
but let's be honest. i wasn't really justifying the trip to myself, i was justifying it to my parents. ultimately, i really want to go. i am at my happiest when i am travelling, exploring new places and keeping in touch with my friends. it is what i love most in the world.
i leave next week! but first: a few more days in ottawa catching up with friends and family and five days in toronto for a bachelorette and lots of visits.
back to the game. go ottawa.
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You never, ever need to justify a trip to the UK.
But if you're looking for other reasons...hey, you get to see me this weekend! Plus, you'd already have been in Toronto for your bachelorette party--so really, the train ticket can't even be factored in. So that's like $100 you didn't *really* spend. And PLUS, you're only young once. So screw cost--you've got eighty years to work your way out of debt!
Although I wish you'd have waited til August--then we coulda done it together. :)
Steve, you owe me a trip here before you make any more to the UK.
well said, gulley. steve -- i think you have been told!
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