Before I leave...

Wow, I'm so excited to do this blog! I hope my plan works...I always keep a journal on vacations and I love to make scrapbooks and keep records of the amazing places I've gone and things I've done. My plan is that, on this trip to Norway, I will be able to keep my family and friends back home updated on my whereabouts, plans, and adventures via J's Travel Blog. I wish I'd kept a blog last time I was in Europe--there were multiple internet cafes in every city I visited, and I can only hope there will be as many in the cities in Norway. If not, I will be keeping my own journal, anyway.

I am most looking forward to the hikes and all the outdoor adventures we'll embark upon, seeing the breath-taking fjords and landscapes, learning a bit of the Scandanavian language and getting away for a few days from my entire life at home. I am looking forward to SCUBA diving with my dad and swimming with the Norwegian fish--yes, there's actually a place to do that--and dining out with my family. I'm hungry for adventure! I am excited to spend time with my sisters, who I don't see enough when we're here in the States! Most of all, I look forward to the goofy family moments we always experience on these vacations that leave us gasping for air or nearly peeing our pants from laughter. (We really are a hilarious bunch when we're all together.) For the rest of our lives I know we will all treasure these silly but significant moments--they bring us together in a way that I think many families can only dream of.

So the journey begins the day after tomorrow--Tuesday, May 20th, 2008. No doubt I will have my family members contribute to this blog with me.

(image taken from http://www.scantours.com/)