Oxford trip!
Thirty-three days left before I leave on vacation. Starting to freak out a little. This will be my first time on any sort major vacation without a pre-planned itinerary and/or guide tour. Just me and my gal pal Katie hoofing it around Oxford and whatever tourist traps we can find within a reasonable distance.
I still have a ridiculous amount of things to do before I leave, like learn how to use public transportation, which will be the main way we travel when we get there. I've never had to use it before: I have a car. First world problems and all that, but yes, I'm feeling a bit stupid for feeling nervous about using public transportation.
Still need to get a packing list together too. But I did finally book my room and it's really close to a gym, so I'll be able to work out while I'm on vacation. I know that doesn't sound fun to most people, but I'll have to kill some time while Katie is in her class, and I've been told that working out is a way to get over jet lag. So we'll see!
Also just bought two pairs of walking shoes: Dr. Scholls and Clarkes. We'll see if they live up to their brand names because the assistants in the shoe store were entirely unhelpful. I'm going to be doing a lot of walking and I don't want to have to wear tennis shoes everywhere. I want to wear cute shoes too without killing my feet. And when I say "cute" I mean flats! Flats can hurt too.
Sometime soon I'm going to help Katie get a new phone, probably a smart one, so that we can use our phones to keep in touch while we're there. Her phone is so old she doesn't even have texting. I'll be happy to introduce her to the technology of the late 1990s.
I hope no one cares that we're Americans. It would really suck if people are mean.
Maybe we should pretend to be Canadians. God save the Queen.
I still have a ridiculous amount of things to do before I leave, like learn how to use public transportation, which will be the main way we travel when we get there. I've never had to use it before: I have a car. First world problems and all that, but yes, I'm feeling a bit stupid for feeling nervous about using public transportation.
Still need to get a packing list together too. But I did finally book my room and it's really close to a gym, so I'll be able to work out while I'm on vacation. I know that doesn't sound fun to most people, but I'll have to kill some time while Katie is in her class, and I've been told that working out is a way to get over jet lag. So we'll see!
Also just bought two pairs of walking shoes: Dr. Scholls and Clarkes. We'll see if they live up to their brand names because the assistants in the shoe store were entirely unhelpful. I'm going to be doing a lot of walking and I don't want to have to wear tennis shoes everywhere. I want to wear cute shoes too without killing my feet. And when I say "cute" I mean flats! Flats can hurt too.
Sometime soon I'm going to help Katie get a new phone, probably a smart one, so that we can use our phones to keep in touch while we're there. Her phone is so old she doesn't even have texting. I'll be happy to introduce her to the technology of the late 1990s.
I hope no one cares that we're Americans. It would really suck if people are mean.
Maybe we should pretend to be Canadians. God save the Queen.