Day 2....The Gathering part 1

OK ...day 2...what did we do? Oh yeah the Gathering.It was a beautiful day and so very crowded! Good grief....I think I heard every language imaginable. we met up with a woman Nadine who I met through one of Diana Gabaldon yahoo groups and sat with during Diana's speach/talk.Diana blows me away everytime I hear her speak.She read a couple of exerpts from her book Echo of the Bone but nothing I havent heard before.I cant wait for the next book.She didnt drop any news about what else is in the book or anything about new about movie deals and we all forgot to ask about the graphic novel too! Too much was going on at the time and did I mention it was very crowded.



After the talk we went and found Alistair of Clans and Castles Tours.Alistair regonized me from my picture off his blog and facebook.I wasnt expecting him to know who I was but he did.We walked around and I swear I really did try to find young kilted guys but all there was were older and older men in kilts. Not that they looked bad its just I was hoping for more of a younger group...Sorry guys....



Prince Charles was there too by the way and maybe one of the reasons it was so crowded and no I did not see/meet him nor did I really want too meet him rather he was kilted or not.

Then while we were looking around we bought some lunch called 'pasties' and no not the Gypsy Rose Lee twirly kind that are glued to your nipples either...I know ya'll were thinking that....but the kind with beef and gravy inside a pastry.It was very hot and not too bad.Then we continued on with the kilt hunt (David was not so very helpful in this venture either)But we found what should NOT be in a kilt.....



See that guys face? It just proves that the front really was worse then the back!

Now this is for my daughter Katlyn,just for her .....



And this old man? well what was he thinking?



Here are some kilted....


And this is one very special guy....


And when he caught me taking his picture he decided to sing to me....Oh joys of joys..




More to follow but now its time to go meet up with our guide for dinner....

Day 1....or is it Night 1?

Flying over Amsterdam...


Ok I really have not gone MIA ....just having not so great Internet.We made it here to Edinburgh but boy did it take forever! We flew from Detroit to Amsterdam(thanks to David I am hooked on flying business/first class and it will never happen again) then on to London where we sat on the plane strapped to our seats for 2 1/2 hours and not moving cause it was raining.Then we finally make to Edinburgh. Where of course it was still raining,but that was expected so no big surprise.The surprise was when we get into the taxi and neither one of us could pronounce the name of the hotel and we just sat there looking at each other waiting to see who would attempt to say it and look like an idiot first....I kept my mouth shut. Here is the hotel....



Since it is now 12 midnight and we have to get up early in the morning to go to Culloden Battlefield I will finish up tomorrow night....I hope....but dont give up on me yet.....

D-Day and wasting time....

So here we sit...Mom,Jacob and Katlyn playing the card game Hand and Foot.And for those of you who dont know about this game its very addictive and the goal of the game is to see who can beat Gramma.I think she cheats....trick cards or something.
David has all the suitcases in the carexcept my laptop and now we just sit and wait....and wait....and wait for another 2 hours and we'll be off.Jacob is annoying Gramma,Katlyn is sulking cause she wants to go with me and the two little girls haven't got a clue about space and time.They think we are going to leave without kissing them goodbye even if we are just going to the bathroom and we tell them so.They are following us everywhere afraid we'll sneak off.I on the other hand am a nervous wreck as flying is not my favorite thing in life to do but because I want to get to where I wanna be before I die of old age I take my 'I'm happy and right now I don't care where I am or where I am going ' pills and move on.Now Jacob is making plans for the money he thinks he will get if the plane crashes with us on it....That's love for ya.I am beginning to wonder if he has some really high expectations he hasn't mentioned before.But that's OK because I took my happy pill and all is right with the world...at least my world anyway....Now it seems I need to help find the DVD remote or the little girls will start having spasms from lack of princess movies.Jacob is thrilled its lost...and will continue to be until he wants to watch one of his blow 'em up and gut 'em with big guns movies. Oh well....I don't care who watches what as I'm so excited!!! So now that song is so stuck in my head (beats the Barney theme song)....I am off to make sure I packed everything but the proverbial

1 Day Left...

Ok today Katlyn helped me...well actually she did the packing and I laid on the bed dying from the worlds worst headache,it hurt just to move...I love ya Kat! Anyways...we spent all afternoon matching outfits over and over then putting them into those space bags(those bags are great!) We arranged and rearranged to get everything in the silly suitcase and then we had the girls sit on them to help zip them up! WOOHOO!! We did it!!! I call David to tell him I was all packed and he says...

David:'Did you have enough room in those two black bags?'
Me:'What do you mean two black bags?I thought I could only take the one large bag?
David: 'No dear you get the large bag and a small bag and I get the other two smaller bags'
Me: 'WHAT?!?! Katlyn and I spent all afternoon cramming my clothes into that large bag!!! What do you mean I get two bags?????'
David: 'Dear, you werent listening to me....'
Me: 'Dont even go there....''
David:'Ok then...maybe you were distracted when I said we could each have two bags...'
Me:'Ya think?'
David: 'You OK?'
Me: 'No my head just exploded'

Have I mentioned before how much I HATE packing? Well I do and I thought I was all done!!! Now I have to do it all over again....GADS....I need a drink.....

2 Days left and look what I've got packed...

I think I need just a tad more in the way of clothes don't you? I stood in my closet and stared at the stuff hanging up and stare was all I could do.I hate packing....really I do.I looked at those clothes and I thought 'I think I am over thinking this process.It's not like its rocket science,its packing a suitcase for crying out loud!' So after 30 minutes I gave up and went back downstairs to cook dinner.I do better under pressure anyway.Besides do I really need clothes? David says 'pack so we don't have to worry about doing laundry'.WHAT!?! We're talking two weeks here!That's 14 pairs of underwear,14 pairs of socks!!That's what? 28 pieces of clothing already and I don't even have my pants,shirts,sweater,raincoat or toothbrush and lets not forget my curling iron,cant leave home without that! He is insane...plain and simple! He says "I plan on taking just 7 pairs of underwear and just turning them inside out to get one more day or wear outta them" I had to explain to him that he wasn't going on a Boy Scout camping trip where that's the thing to do and IF he planned on sitting next to me at anytime after the first 7 days he had another thing coming!
So I have one carry-on bag and one large suitcase to pack up and he has the two smaller suitcases.We are suppose to leave the house by 1pm and he is waiting until after breakfast to pack Thursday morning!? I wish I could pack like that.Maybe it's because I am so used to packing for all the kids and then me and planning for spilled drinks,dribbled bits of lunch,extra panties for potty mishaps....wait I still have to do that! Just because 'he' is older doesn't mean I don't have to pack extra....just in case....Love ya Dear....

3 more days to go...

Yeah,right like I am going to let these two sneak into my suitcase...This is a 'kid'-less vacation girls.One that I have waited to go on for years.Now it is here and these two are trying to go along.....nuh-uh...no way...not a chance...when piglets fly....I still have my fingers crossed so no one gets sick or hurt...hear that Kat? No one is allowed to get sick.I got my new clothes all ironed and ready to sit in the suitcase so they can become all wrinkled again.I got my raincoat,umbrella,an extra pair of shoes in case one pair gets soggy,my extra socks which every good traveler knows to pack and of course some chocolate for me and Skittles for David.I cant forget about him because without him this trip wouldn't be possible....and besides who would carry all my suitcases? He's gotta go with me....he did pay for the tickets....I promise to be good dear....at least once a day anyway.....Ohhhh... get your minds outta the gutter you LAMBettes,you know who you are....I was referring to not making fun of him wearing the camera around his neck like a tourist....its so embarrassing....
Feel free to post back to me guys....I plan on having a blast and if David plays the party pooper...well....he can sit and watch....is that the gutter I see LAMBettes?.....He can watch me kilt watch and making nice with the natives and staying up past 10pm...I can stay up past 10 I know I can...I know I can....now back to the mom thing and getting certain girls outta my suitcase and into their beds...