Hey all... This is my first post of my exciting travels. I am three days in and already loads has happened. I will start with Saturday morning. I had gotten packed up on Friday so that I could enjoy Friday evening - went out with some British friends who were leaving to say bye and have a fun time.
So, Saturday was Marge time. And it was a lot of fun! I was a litle tired at first becuase of a bit of a late night. She took me to O'Charley's in Champaign and I met her grandson, JJ, and his family. They were all really lovely. I had pasta and shrimp and we chatted for quite some time and then opened presents. JJ and his wife work at Purdue and so had bought me a Purdue t-shirt. I felt bad because I hadn't given them anything. After a lot of asssurance that Marge hadn't got me anything very big, she hadn't over a HUGE bag with a blanket and pillow and a set of christmas tree decorations decorated like the US flag. They were a fun present. I really did enjoy my time with those folks. Good food, good chat and some laughs. :)
On the way back to the house we stopped in at hobby lobby because I kinda wanted some pretty beads. I found some nice wooden ones that I am going to paint.
I got home in time for the tail end of Laura's graduation party. By that time of day my head was splitting so I didn't meet or chat to many people. It was a really nice party though. The house was beautifully decorated and all the people there seemed to be enjoying just being there. I met Dominico(the guy Laura is dating) who chatted with me for a while. Seemed like a really nice guy and offered contacts for wherever I wanted to go in Europe or the states. Always useful! :) He did talk a lot and very fast though. His lips move at quite a pace. (If he ever reads this, it's not necessarily a bad thing it can just be amusing - they do move VERY fast. haha!)
I finished packing and by quarter past 5 was on my way to the bus station. Got there in plenty of time becuase the bus was late.
Bus wasn't very nice but sat next to a guy who was bussing it all the way to Detroit! :O It was going to take him over 12 hours. He seemed like a really nice guy. He didn't like the cold so we could relate. haha!
Mike and Alex from England were on their to O'Hare airport so we ended up getting the same train to O'hare. I do enjoy trains and busses. They put you on the same level as the people there and you can people-watch a lot. At one point on the train a man came into the carriage I was on and started speaking very loudly to us all. He said he was homeless and very embarrassed to do this but he needed money. His dad had kicked him out and a lot of other stuff had happened. All he asked was that we give him enough money for an $18 bus fare to his cousin's house. It sounded truthful but he looked like he was acting it all out. I am sure some of it may have been true but I just never know. It is so difficult to tell with people like that. Are they faking it to get money for drugs or do they really mean it? Homeless people in America are a lot more obvious than in Scotland. They are a lot more forward here as well.
Anyway, I got to O'hare, said goodbye to Mike and Alex and went to meet Christy, who I was staying with for the weekend. From there we went straight to a party at a parent's friend's house. It was a lot of fun. Christy's dad was in a band and they were realllllly good. That was a lot of fun! Until someone tried to make me dance... uhuh! =P The only song I knew was 'Hotel California' but that was the style of music they played. Ad they were really great. I would have bought their cd. But what made it really nice was that it was just for fun. They weren't making money from it. It was an absolutely STUNNING house. Huge and very luxurious(hot tub and rain shower and alll...)!! Everyone was very dressed up so I felt a bit out of place in my travel clothes. But no one seemed to notice too much. I may have just been a rebellious teenager. :)
We left there at around half 11 and went back to Christy's house. Another BEAUtiful house. Especially the kitchen. If I ever build my own house.... :)
A friend of Christy's who I had met at school came over and we watched a movie - The Holiday! To get in a christmassy mood. That was fun but lasted until 2 in the morning. After her dad's gig he came home and watched part of it with us which was fun! Chatted a little bit after and then Christy's brother, John, put on a show - Time Warp. That was reallly interesting -they majorly slow down an action and then replay it. That lasted until half 3. We eventually gave up an headed for bed... Knackered! But a fun evening!
Will talk more later.. Got loads more to say since this is my diary so will be keeping it going(hopefully!) In Boston atm though and I am going out to fancy restaurant with Danny and his family.. I don't have any nice clothes! :O Help! Hope you are all doing well. Love, H xxx
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