Update from Terminal 5

So far, so good!

I got to GR yesterday with my mom and Garrick in plenty of time for my plane. We had lunch together, my mom bought me a book for the plane (thanks mom!!), and we took some pictures together. I knew it was going to be hard to say goodbye, but my goodness I was not prepared for the tears that followed! As soon as I had to walk away from them I just started crying. It's not that I didn't want to go, because I do! It was just hard knowing that it would be a long time before I see them or anyone else that I know. The guy who checked me in said "You know, they'll miss you too" then he told me to make sure I turn around and wave goodbye before I walk up the ramp. I found my gate just as they announced that it would be delayed an hour. Thankfully I had a six hour layover in Chicago so I wasn't worried. I got online, tried to post the Mark Harris lyrics, but it wouldn't work. The plane ride went quickly and then I was in Chicago!! I found my way around then grabbed a salad from McDonalds. The Wi-Fi was seven dollars so I went without the internet. Then came the best part of the Chicago airport...ice cream! =]

Once I was at my gate I called Garrick and my mom one last time to say a final goodbye, though it wasn't really a final goodbye because as soon as we hung up I was texting them like crazy until the plane took off! It was an exciting moment when the plane lifted off, no more U.S. for two and a half months!! The plane ride was nice, I could hardly sleep though which would be annoying but I have a ten hour flight ahead of me still so I'm sure I'll sleep then. The bad part of that flight was that my ears got all plugged up like they needed to pop. Yuck!!! I felt so weird because I could hardly hear the people around me..it was like I had earplugs in. When we landed in London I couldn't stop smiling. I'm in LONDON!! I walked all around my terminal to see what there was to do then found a good seat and pulled out the laptop! Now you're all caught up!

Some of my favorite moments so far have been reading the letters I was given before I left. I've yet to read one without crying (like I told my mom, I've been an emotional crazy person!! Really though, they aren't bad tears, so don't worry!) but they have meant SO much to me. I was even given a homemade crossword puzzle to do on the plane! Speaking of that, I'm going to need some help from the creator because I couldn't finish it!

Thank you to everyone for all the prayers so far...they have been felt! I cannot describe the comfort I feel by knowing that no matter where I am; GR, Chicago, London....and soon Uganda, God is with me!

My battery is about dead...so goodbye for now, from Terminal 5

Molly<3