From Maria:
Right now, Tim Norman is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, I am back at home, and Daniel is waiting it out in Nice, France practicing his laundry skills (if you guys haven't seen his video on facebook it's totally hilarious. nevertheless, I will probably be doing the laundry from here on out;-).
I spent this past week on my family reunion trip in Florida, and I really loved sharing with my family all about our soon-to-be trip of a lifetime. I have to say, the more and more I talked about the trip, the more real it became! This will truly be a time where I discover myself, the experience glory of God in Europe, and make really amazing memories with Tim and Daniel. I know many think I and maybe Daniel too are French purists, and it's true I AM MOST excited about Lourdes, but I know we will be overwhelmed beyond our wildest imagination by the rest of Europe.
So, in less then two days we will all be together beginning our trip in Madrid, SPAIN!! Between now and then, I've got a lot of last minute things to do (pack to perfection). Tim and I will be taking off Monday morning at 10:45 on a flight to New York, and after a good 5 hour lay over we will take off for Madrid. Hopefully this 16 hours of travel time will be a great start to the trip for Tim and I :-). As we are heading east, Daniel will be taking a train west to meet us. And there it will all begin...