I got a purse the other day. It was cheap and it will do for Europe. I hope.

I had some crazy dreams during my siesta today. I came home from Europe and found our family in a train station.

Susan was Shrek. And Mary was jealous because she wanted to be Shrek. Katie was four weeks pregnant.

I forgot my laundry on the line in Spain. So Dad went to H & M to buy me some clothes. Where he got in a fight with some 15 year old punks because they said my thumbs were ugly.

There was bull fighting on Ellis Island (which is where we were, clearly). Russell Crowe sold Coke Lights for a euro and twenty cents. We didn´t like the show.

No one liked my presents, which we decided to get out at the metro station because we had nowhere to go. Mom was trying to book us a hostel.

I was crying because no one liked my presents and all they cared about was how Susan was cooler than me because she was Shrek. And a bird pooped on me.

Sigh.

It was very strange.


Mercedes did take one last load of laundry for me today. Hopefully I don´t forget anything. I think I´ll start folding//rolling some of my clothes tonight and deciding what goes in the suitcase, what goes in the backpack.

I do need to book the train to Paris when I first get to Madrid. That way, if it´s full, I can book an earlier one if necessary. Unfortunately, Soo thinks the train to Paris leaves from a station other than the one I´m arriving in. And our hotel is actually nowhere close to the center of the city, but out by the airport. And I´m still paying 40€, but at least it´s a 4-Star. I don´t know why everything inner city is booked, but we could not even get into a cheap hostel. We spent two hours calling places and looking online, but this was the best we could do. The places left in the city were very nice places, but very expensive. Sort of reminded me of a night spent in downtown Boston when Dad and I were touring schools.

No real news here. Just very excited for the end of the week. And I know I´ll be excited to return home as long as I don´t have to label water bottles or hang out on Ellis Island!

TTYL :)