Crossing the Pond

Forty-eight hours from now Adriana and I will be in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex England!! Or at least on our way there. Who knows how long it's going to take to get through immigration and customs and such. I still have so much to do before we leave tomorrow!! My friend Kim and I have a few touristy things planned. We'll stop by Leeds Castle on our way north to Edinburgh, Scotland later in the week. And of course we'll be taking our pilgrimage to Stratford-Upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare. How could two English majors NOT pay homage to ole' Billy's home????? Anyway, hopefully I'll be able to post updates and pictures while I'm over there, so keep checking back!!

We'd really appreciate your prayers, too, for our trip over.

1. Pray that Adri will do well with the plane trip and that she'll adjust well to the time change. She is a WONDERFUL little traveler, so I don't think I'll have much of a problem with her. I've also read that there can be some problems with infants going from high altitudes to sea level and back to high altitudes, so you could pray for that too.

2. Pray for a smooth transition from the airport to where we're staying. Kim's friend Russ is picking us up from Gatwick and taking us to Kim's place until she gets off work (she's an English teacher in the London school system).

3. Pray for safety for the two weeks we're over there. I'm a little apprehensive about flying with all the terrorist plots being uncovered lately--especially those dealing with US flights in and out of the UK! But I've prayed a lot about it and still have peace about going. We'll also be traveling around the country quite a bit, so you can pray for safety there too.

4. Pray for Ben--he's going to miss his girls terribly!! He'll be on a business trip to Washington DC for the first three days we're gone, but after that, he won't have anything but work to keep him occupied for the next 12 days.

posted by Brandi at 11:17 AM