First Legal Drink!

Because it's so darn special, I figured this would warrant its own post. Tonight at dinner, I had my first legal drink of alcohol! Drink of choice you ask? Port Wine, delicious! Tony and Jenn have been awaiting the time that I order my first alcoholic drink, but I was just not too worried about it. I order water with just about everything, and when it came time for dessert, everyone had ordered Port. I said I would just have a water, but my super cool badass cousin Tony insisted that I drink with them, so I did. And to be honest, if felt pretty freakin' cool drinking in a restaurant without getting into trouble, or even without having to flash my ID! weiiird for US standards, but here the drinking age is 16 and kids under 16 can order booze as long as their parents say it's okay. Basically, Amsterdam is more badass than the US will ever be. True story.

Last Day In Utaaaaaaah (for a couple months)

So today is the last full day we have at home before we go on this Kaz Adventure! GAAAH!! Jenn and I didn't go to work today because we had some shopping to get done before the big trip. I just basically have to throw all my jizzunk in a suitcase and then I'll be ready to go. Of course, Jenn, Xander and Tony are already packed, but I like to leave stuff until the last minute to make sure I don't forget anything. I just have skills that way. I'm currently buying some sweet videos off of iTunes for Xander's enjoyment for the plane because a 3 year old and long airplane rides don't mix to well haha. I'm also playing around with the new iLife '09 I got. It's basically the sweetest thing ever! Feel free to check it out if you have no clue what it is. It's legit awesome.

So tomorrow we will leave the house around 7am because our flight is a 1040am. It'll be like last time in Utah for about 2 months! Crazy huh? It's so weird because my original departure date from my Utah fam was the 21st of August so I could go back for fall semester, but heey, I think this is just a weeee bit more exciting! Now I'm leaving January 5th! Pretty awesome man.

Welp, thats about all for now, but as ever, I'll keep yah posted!

Details About The Upcoming Weeks

So almost all of my friends know that I won't be returning to the Dirty Burg for the fall semester. Ill be doing something just a wee bit more exciting. AKA traveling to Kazakhstan with my bff - Jenn, my fav cousin - Tony, my aunt - Sue, and my coot coot baby nugget cousin - Xander. I know what you're thinking, ooh she's just going because its the land of Borat. WRONG! Tony and Jenn are actually adopting a little baby girl!!! gaaah soo excited for them! It's going to be amazing!

So our first flight is on this coming Wednesday at 10:40am I believe. From Salt Lake City, we fly to Minneapolis. We have a couple hour layover there, and from there we head off to Amsterdam for three whole days!! Then we fly from Amsterdam to Almaty which is the capital of Kazakhstan? eeeh, im not too sure so don't hold me on that one. We chill there for a while and catch another flight to Karaganda, which is where the orphanage is located. We will spend a couple weeks in Karaganda; Jenn and Tony will be going to the orphanage daily to bond with the nugget, and Sue and I will be watching the little hell-raiser, Xander! We then have to leave the country for the "appeal" process. This time will be spent in Italy (IT-LEYY) visiting Tony's extended Italian family. I meet these guys at Tony's and Alaina's weddings and they are the nicest people ever! I'm so stinkin' excited!! Once the appeal process is up, Sue, Xander and I will head back to Amsterdam for a couple days while Jenn and Tony go back to Kazakhstan to get the little baby nugget whose name is Giovanna (not sure if I spelt that correctly). Basically its going to be awesome awesome awesome!!

That's basically the outline of the upcoming weeks of my life! Crazy exciting!

I'll keep you guys posted!

Starting Up Again

Well basically I've have this blog since the beginning of college due to Ally's persistence in begging me to do so, so she could see what I was up to at the better FSC. Buttttttt, I havent really kept up with it and now that my bff is starting one for when we go off to Kazakhstan, I decieded it'd be a good idea to start again! Even if nobody reads it, expect for Aller, at least it'll make her happy! haha