suitcases & shenanigans.

as i sit here trying to distract myself from the excitement that is tomorrow, i am thinking about all of the fun things i've done this year and all the trips i've been lucky enough to take.

i brought in the new year in the best way possible - floating in the middle of the ocean on a fantastic cruise. as soon as i got home, i went to gatlinburg, tennessee for a quick mountain weekend with my crazy friends. later that month i headed to DC to spend a long weekend with my sweet cousin. february came quickly and so did CHEERSPORT in atlanta. a few weeks later, march arrived and we headed to vegas for another long weekend.  next up was nicole & charlee's shower in st. matthews / st. pats in cola. half of april's weekends were spent at the beach, one in murrells inlet and the other in cherry grove. and now somehow, it's may, and the first weekend of this ever-so-rainy month was spent in savannah with my best friends.

i've seen so many skylines & sunsets. i've seen brian cross the finish line of an 180 mile ride. i've ran 150+ miles that i never dreamed i could run. i've driven a lot of miles & taken a few flights. i've drank a lot of wine & ate a lot of fantastic meals. i've celebrated many important birthdays. i've spent nights on air mattresses with my favorite pals. i've seen so much love and felt the joy of true friendship.

tomorrow i will be leaving for a trip i never dreamed i'd actually get to take. i am overwhelmed with thankfulness & gratitude, and i haven't even stepped foot on the plane.

here is our itinerary:
friday, may 25th: court & i leave charlotte at 7:30pm
saturday, may 26th: arrive in london at 12:15pm
tuesday, may 29th: take the train from london to paris at 9:30am
thursday, may 31st: fly from paris to barcelona to meet the rest of our family & get on the cruise ship.
friday, june 1st: provence, france
saturday, june 2nd: nice, france
sunday, june 3rd: florence, italy
monday, june 4th: rome, italy
tuesday, june 5th: we dock in capri, italy and i start the long treck back to america all alone - ah! the rest of the family will stay on until the 11th, but i have to get back for work.

so cheers, to the first half of 2012 being more amazing than i ever could have dreamed. i can't wait to find out what the next half holds!