friday was my last day of work. it was so crazy how fast this week went! it was really sad to say bye to everyone, but its all part of the process like i said before, and everyone sent me off with encouraging words! i felt the love :) i also received some cards and beautiful flowers, along with a homemade decorated journal with maple leaves on it from some members and my coworkers! i cried a little.... a lot. haha!
i only worked til 12, and my mum took the day off to help me pack. i had some running around to do after work, and didn't end up getting home until about 3 or 330. then i had some lunch (i was so all over the place at work i had forgotten to eat since 6am!) then we started laying things out to pack around 4/430. we got through toiletries, electronics and miscellaneous, and then we had to eat dinner and then it was time for me to go over to kaitlyn's house with katie, kelly and kaitlin to hang out for a bit and say bye :( i hadn't planned to stay for too long so i could get home and finish packing, but obviously that didn't happen! haha it was so nice to just hang out, we did nails, and they taught me how to use snapchat lol we also facetimed with our friend kristin who is out in alberta starting her new job teaching grade 3! so awesome.
so i basically got home around 1030... organized a few things into piles and went to bed. was going to go to body pump one last time with mom today, but we realized that it would cut too much into our packing time. it's probably really good we didn't go because packing basically took 3 hours! or maybe 4 i forget.
when it comes to packing, i am the type of person who forgets that im going to another country basically like canada, and that what i dont have, i definitely can buy there. i tried to bring 5 containers of floss, for example. my mom got me down to 2, but i wouldn't budge on that! so we laid out all of my clothes, and as i put stuff in the pile, my mom wrote each thing down in a journal (i told you i was super crazy organized! in a nutty way lol)
now, my mother is an expert packer. not only in helping cut down on the 15 tshirts and 14 pairs of underwear i was trying to bring, but physically getting everything into the bag. to put this endeavour into perspective: we had to pack and repack a few times. we cut lots of stuff out, and i had to consult my travel guru bryanna a few times over facebook for some advice! needless to say, we got everything in there, zippers busting at the seams. the bag weighs 40lbs which is perfect because the weight limit is 50lbs!
if anyone is interested in seeing my packing list (some people were asking about it earlier) just let me know and i can email it to you :)
some of my tshirts (they didn't all make it in!)
daisy chillin
most of my stuff laid out
she looks so small!
then in the afternoon, my friends from work jess sam and mckenzie had planned to come over and hang out and say bye. well, they came and ended up staying until 730! haha we had a really great time, lots of snacks, pizzzaaaaaa, and we laughed so much. definitely hard saying bye, but we will obviously stay in touch and skype often <3 love those girls!
after they left, i skyped with ness and russell again, spoke on the phone with my uncle, and earlier in the day i talked to my dad and grandma, so those were all nice conversations.
then i tackled the final room clean! oh man, it is so tidy my mom will be really happy when she gets up tomorrow and sees everything put away lol! i'm 5.
now i'm just going to get ready for bed, take my pre jet lag pill and hit the hay! leaving the house around 1030 tomorrow morning and ill turn my phone off right before i leave, so feel free to text me i will write back if i get it! i also will have the iPhone which i can use on wifi in the airports and stuff so we can talk that way :)
ONE MORE SLEEP AHHHHH! going to be a long few days of travelling, but i know it will be worth it!
goodnight everyone!
Soph <3
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