Leavin' on a Jet Plane

Hello to all of our friends and family out there! It is midnight the night before we are set to leave the United States for parts known and unknown, and all three of us are very, very excited. Though I can only speak for myself, I believe that Erica and Sarah would echo me in saying that we are going to miss you all over the next 10+ months, and we hope that you will all keep safe, happy, and in touch!

It is extremely surreal to have this day finally arrive. Many months ago, the girls and I decided that we wanted to travel after graduation...either on a cross-country road trip or abroad. While we seriously considered the road trip, with gas prices soaring and only Erica's car as transportation, we decided against that plan (though I still have a soft spot for the idea...). Thus, we were left with the other option: traveling abroad. Though we considered other options, such as teaching English in the Czech Republic or Thailand, or traveling to Australia, plans for the Ireland trip fell into place with surprising ease; thus, we are off to the land of rainbows, leprchauns and Guinness. The fact that the three of us just decided to move to Europe and then actually did it....wow. That certainly means that 1) we are adults, in some semblance of the word and 2) the three of us can actually decide on something more important than what kind of cereal to buy (and there were certainly some discussions about that when we were living in Williamsburg, haha)! Hopefully Ireland is ready for the insane posse of Erica, Erin and Sarah.

All three of us will be using this blog to post information about our trip and our goings-on, so for the sake of clarity, we'll try to sign the post so that you know which one of us is writing. Please check back regularly, and keep us updated on what is going on in your lives....we'd love to hear about it! Now I must get to bed.... it's an early morning wake-up call for me tomorrow, with a drive to DC and a flight to Ireland! Wish us luck!

Erin