Well, Noelle left this morning for her trip. We got up at 3:45 to finish packing. Checking in was very chaotic. I hope it's more organized when they return home.
Thanks to the guy who lit his crotch on fire, they are not allowing much in the way of a carry on when entering the states. I got her a small shoulder purse big enough for a wallet, her camera, chap stick, kleenex and hand sanitizer.
We gave the teacher's their first "big scare". After we checked Noelle in, we went with her friend Meredith and her parents to Starbucks. We were sitting there visiting when suddenly one of the teachers showed up and said "there you two are, we've been looking everywhere for you". We explained that after check-in everyone kind of went their own way and we figured since we were right across from the gate, we'd be fine. I have a feeling that the teacher will be keeping a close Noelle and Meredith after that.
She comes back Tuesday night. I can't wait to hear all about it and look at the more than 200 pictures I'm sure she's taking.
