Today is Christmas Eve! Which means if the trip dates don't shift, I am exactly 6 months and 2 days away from leaving for China. It also means I've been getting money from the ol grandparents! Hallelujah I think I will have money to eat while I'm in China!
On my family's way into spokane to spend Christmas at my grandparents, my grandma called asking what my brother and I wanted for christmas. Since at that point all I could really think of were tickets to some sort of symphony or concert or something, we both pretty much said we don't konw, so my grandma's response was to say she would just give us both checks. And let's just say the number had a couple zero's attached.
So then yesterday when my family went shopping my grandma tagged along just in case I found something I wanted to get. When we had be out for a little bit I realized I still needed a memory card for my camera so I could take pictures while I was in China. And I mean A LOT of pictures; I was thinking I'd take a couple hundred a day, multiplied by 9... so a memory card up to like 2000 pictures. When we got to Best Buy we headed to the camera section and found a card that holds 3000+, I told my mom and the guy I didn't think I need that many (the card was 40 bucks, which isn't much subtracted from those couple of zeros, but I still need money to eat while I'm there!) but they pressured me into it any way. I also got a USB drive that I can put my memory card into to allow me to put my pictures into any computer since I don't have a lab top.
Even with memory card, thumb drive, and a couple of sweaters in hand, my TOTAL Reserved For Eating and Tipping While in China Fund has reached $185.00. I'm starting to feel more comfortable about the whole trip.
HOWEVER, I still need a passport and visa! And recently I have been worried that I won't be able to access this blog in China. Ahhhhhhh! Getting ready for China is not an easy experience!
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