Well, it is Monday morning here, and it has just hit me that this is my very last week here........wow. I know that you are all ready to have me home, and I hope you know how ready I am to be there. I have been waiting for this moment and wanting it for SUCH a long time. But I'm also realizing how much I'm leaving behind. This year has meant a lot. I have learned so much, and a lot of it about myself. I have made a lot of wonderful relationships, some of which I know will continue but many others which won't last past this year. That is just the reality. These people have meant so much to me this year and they have been so important in who I have become over the year but I know that the reality is that they will just stay in this year, our relationship won't continue.
This has been a really special year and Scotland and Ochil Tower are so unique, I know I won't find anything like it anywhere else. I wouldn't want to do this for another year and I am very excited about my future plans but it is hard to leave all of this behind.
At the very beginning of this term I warned my friends here that in the last couple weeks I would start to get sentimental and teary eyed. I've been pretty good until now but I have to admit, this morning I had to break out the tissues.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Update
I don't want to jinx it but we have been having GREAT weather here in Auchterarder. It has been unbelievably sunny and quite hot since Sunday. My house father always says that Scotland doesn't have a summer it just has days, but we have had nearly a week of summer so far. And I never thought Scotland would have heat like this. Oh but it is fabulous!!!
Like I said it began on Sunday which was good for us because that was our Family Day. This was a day for all the children and their families and friends to come and enjoy stories, games and bbq together. It was a wonderful day. Most of the children came, and their families too of course. We had bbq's and tables set up on the lawn in front of Belvidere castle. After eating we had wheelbarrow races, tug o' war (Sycamore House won!!), and Scottish folk dancing. Everyone enjoyed themselves, and all of the children managed really, really well. It was great to see them with their families. Lots of fun.
This week everyone has spent a lot of time outside. Juice break in the afternoon on the picnic tables on the lawn, jumping in the paddling pool, running barefoot on the playground and just general lounging in the sunshine. It is a great way to end the term, very relaxing. Yesterday our house even went out for a picnic supper at "the pond" off in the hills. We drove maybe 10mins from the house and then walked 10ish more to the pond. It was really, really nice. These are the kinds of things I will always remember and will miss when the year is over. For those who don't know, I have just 8 more days!!!
So, you might ask what happens in 8 days. Well, Friday the 3rd of July is the official end of term and all the children will go home. Everyone will do some cleaning and then setting up for our big end of term celebration for the "adults". Then on Monday afternoon I will fly to Stuttgart, Germany with Esther. While I am there I will meet the family with whom I will be living next year and spend a couple days with them. Then on the 9th of July I will fly to Seattle and thanks to time zones (for once) I will arrive in Seattle at 8:43 on the 9th of July. Woohoo!!!!
Summer plans include family, family, family, friends, family, friends, friends, friends, family, and preparing for Germany. I will of course have lots to do to prepare for Germany and I would like that to include taking a German class, but that is still to be organized. I would also take work as it may come but my main plan when I'm home is to see all of you!! I'm just hoping that I can sort out something with my lack of vehicle situation, that I can get around to meeting up with everyone.
It won't be long now!! I can't wait to be in Seattle and to see you all!!
Until then.......
Like I said it began on Sunday which was good for us because that was our Family Day. This was a day for all the children and their families and friends to come and enjoy stories, games and bbq together. It was a wonderful day. Most of the children came, and their families too of course. We had bbq's and tables set up on the lawn in front of Belvidere castle. After eating we had wheelbarrow races, tug o' war (Sycamore House won!!), and Scottish folk dancing. Everyone enjoyed themselves, and all of the children managed really, really well. It was great to see them with their families. Lots of fun.
This week everyone has spent a lot of time outside. Juice break in the afternoon on the picnic tables on the lawn, jumping in the paddling pool, running barefoot on the playground and just general lounging in the sunshine. It is a great way to end the term, very relaxing. Yesterday our house even went out for a picnic supper at "the pond" off in the hills. We drove maybe 10mins from the house and then walked 10ish more to the pond. It was really, really nice. These are the kinds of things I will always remember and will miss when the year is over. For those who don't know, I have just 8 more days!!!
So, you might ask what happens in 8 days. Well, Friday the 3rd of July is the official end of term and all the children will go home. Everyone will do some cleaning and then setting up for our big end of term celebration for the "adults". Then on Monday afternoon I will fly to Stuttgart, Germany with Esther. While I am there I will meet the family with whom I will be living next year and spend a couple days with them. Then on the 9th of July I will fly to Seattle and thanks to time zones (for once) I will arrive in Seattle at 8:43 on the 9th of July. Woohoo!!!!
Summer plans include family, family, family, friends, family, friends, friends, friends, family, and preparing for Germany. I will of course have lots to do to prepare for Germany and I would like that to include taking a German class, but that is still to be organized. I would also take work as it may come but my main plan when I'm home is to see all of you!! I'm just hoping that I can sort out something with my lack of vehicle situation, that I can get around to meeting up with everyone.
It won't be long now!! I can't wait to be in Seattle and to see you all!!
Until then.......
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