Confessions of a Peridot

•September 18th 2016•

"Someday I will travel."
"Someday I will live in another country."
"Someday I will find a way to visit Europe."
"Someday I will finally...finally make my way to Ireland."

After years of hoping someday I will turn my wishful thinking of traveling into reality, I finally fixed the needle on the record and turned that Someday into Today! Yes, I said it! Today's the day me and my sissy leave this sad place to travel across the Sea to Europe...London to be precise; and then from London, we will fly to Ireland and spend two whole days there. Can you actually believe it? Me -of all people- is finally going to Ireland! IRELAND!!!!!!!!! I mean, I've only been dreaming of this moment for the past 12 years. Ha! Not long at all.
I know I'm probably overacting, but when you've been through the things I've been through and lived the way I lived, you really have no hope of getting anywhere beyond South Carolina or in my small town in Georgia...especially in my family where everyone's tradition throughout generations was to get a job, get married and settled down. Nobody has really never done anything exciting with their lives and broke out of the norm of being just average.

And now here we are, breaking out that norm to travel halfway across the world...accompanied by my Uncle and Aunt of course ha! They have been my favorites since day one, simply because they're laid back and know how to chill and have a good time; not to mention that they're expert travelers too. It didn't set so well with my Mama Bear at first, only because her only idea of us traveling to another foreign land is going to China Town in New York City.
But I do plan on traveling more so this will have to be something she'll have to get use to.
Right now, me and my sissy are waiting at the Boston airport, where we will leave for London in approximately two hours. It feels like a long time when you're all jittery and ready to get on the other side of the River already. I'm sitting here and it still feels surreal; like I still feel like something ought to go wrong and I won't actually go. But, it honestly doesn't get any realer than this and I'll be dern if I let something get in my way to finally go to Europe.
I've been determined for so long and I won't let any negativity flood my mind and ruin my joy at present.

I would be even more thrilled if I were to meet Ree Ree and Cow Boy as planned, but alas, I'll be settling in Dublin and Ree Ree lives three hours away and can't make the trip, and although Cow Boy is far much closer to Dublin, he still won't be able to come see me because he doesn't drive and can't find anyone that's free to take him. I can't say I don't feel a bit disappointed, especially since his mom invited me over as a guest for dinner, but I too wouldn't be able to travel the distance.
Oh well, I still have hope that we will meet Someday. There goes that word again; and at this point, I am determined to turn my Somedays into Today. But for now, someday we will meet. We've been through too much to be kept locked behind a Cell Phone screen.
I'm still excited nonetheless, and thankful to have the opportunity to go on such a lavish trip and to be able to harvest some good seeds from working so hard these past few months.

Well, I think I'll just read for now to pass the time.
The next time I write again, I'll be in London ;)