update on tentative olympics

[jojo]

Told ya some time ago that I was hoping to attend the Olympics in Athens. (I come from a family of strong sports spectators.... my brother just came back from watching the Tour of France.)

Honestly at first, I decided to drop it, due to many things going on in the month of Aug.

But during my recent weeklong vacation, I just could not get the Olympics out of my mind. I then realized that it has been a lifetime dream of mine. I am always telling myself that I'll go one day. I wish I had gotten to either Barcelona Olympics or Atlanta -- they were really cool games -- but for the life of me, I don't know why I never did anything about it! If I had to guess, I was probably "ball-chained" to work, cuz I used to be a workaholic.

Anyway, I did some research on the Olympics and it's highly possible that I could go. I just made plans today that I will be meeting with my mom tomorrow (part of the trip expenses will be my Xmas/b-day combo gift from my parents), as we need to be in the same room when she'll be phoning my cousin in Portugal (I don't have her phone number and I don't know Portuguese, though my cousin can speak conversational English). My family is just too nervous, if I travelled alone. So, my cousin Alberta is willing to travel with me -- fortunately she has the travel bug! :-)

Sorry if I am working you up, but I just can't contain my excitement! :-) Well, if this doesn't work out though, I made a new promise to myself that if no Olympics for me, then next year I'll go to one of those ice skating or gymnastics competitions somewhere else. I think there is ice skating national championships up in Portland, OR early next year, I'm a big Michelle Kwan & Ryan Jahnke fan....

Wish me luck!!!!

[jojo]

Hello,

This is Sunday night, and I won't be able to surf in tmw, since I'll be leaving house at 4:45am to catch gamma knife at 6am. I have no idea when I'll be coming home from gamma. Then my cousin Liz wants to have us for dinner afterwards.

So, I'm now just letting you all know that my Olympic trip is about 90% done. I did a lot of research this weekend -- whew! All I need is for my travel agent to confirm my airfare / lodging as well as my cousin Alberta to purchase Olympics tickets for me on Monday. (You know how business is typically closed on Sunday.) As of last night, they both said it was still availabile.

This is something good & happy which I will be dwelling on during yucky gamma knife tmw!! :-) I'm also reminding myself if this doesn't pan out (like already sold-out), I can have other competitions to go to early next year.

I'll drop a final update soon.

Take good care, sisters. Hugs :-)