Day 1: We're Off! (Friday, August 8th)

I can't believe we're finally on our way!  Getting out of the house was a bit chaotic but not as awful as I thought it would be.  When we bought our backpacks I thought they were huge and could fit the world in them.  I definitely changed my opinion after attempting to  pack last night!  I had to cut my clothes by quite a bit and sacrifice several things I was hoping to bring but in the end it all worked out well.  The weight limit for a carry-on bag in Europe is 22lbs and we're both closer to 24 but we're hoping they don't check the weight too closely.  If they do, we'll take some advice we heard and just put on a few extra layers of clothes! ;) 

Logan's mom picked us up from our place and dropped us off at Tom's house so we could all head to the airport together.  Tom and Chelsie (and soon Russ and Ellen) are going to be so much fun to travel with!  Chelsie and I will be in Europe for the first time but the boys all served missions in Germany at the same time so they'll be great tour guides, I'm sure!

Logan and I have fantasized about this trip ever since he got home from his mission and we seriously started talking about it last Summer so it has definitely been a long time coming!  When we booked our flights in January it felt like August was light years away and would never get here or that the world would end before then or something.  I'm so excited our trip is here and can't wait to experience everything we will have the opportunity to see and do!

Tomorrow: Reykjavik, Iceland

We will arrive in Iceland around 6:30am (local time) tomorrow and will do our very best to sleep on the plane so we can stay awake for the rest of the day and somewhat adjust to the time change.  

My goal is to blog at the end of each day but I'm not positive what our internet situation will be like so I'll do my best!

Let the adventure begin!