I wanted to come home with memories and stories, and i did. I learned that it was extremely difficult to leave a place that was associated with so many memories and laughs despite the fact that we were only there for one week. Looking back on that one week we easily concluded that it was one of the best weeks of our lives, making coming home even tougher. One week was all it took before we found our selves dying with laughter while leaving all our previous problems behind, doing our best to embrace our vacation. In just one week we met some hilarious friends and we felt as though we have already known them for months, it was refreshing to be in a new place with new people and new opportunities. That week made me realize how easy it was to let go of fears, try new things and laugh uncontrollably with some amazing people. The people, some i have known for years and some i just met a few days ago all made the trip amazing. We had fun, we laughed and smiled for one week straight, no matter what we were doing. There was one particular moment where i realized that we always turned something simple into something memorable. It was Saturday night and it happened to be our last night, unfortunately. As myself and my two friends were finishing up our hair our moms  were jokingly talking about how stressful of a week it has been and how they needed to let loose for the first time all week. Laughing, we all joined in carrying on the joke while the song Saturday came on by the Bay City Rollers and before we knew it we turned up the song all the way and were singing a long to the lyrics with smiles spread from ear to ear. Us six girls in one room began chanting a long to the song spelling out Saturday confidently, not caring about how loud or ridiculous we sounded. Just minutes before we were upset over the fact that it was our last time getting ready for dinner together and now we were having the time of our lives singing to a song. Little things like that left me feeling blessed and happy that i was on this trip with some of my best friends, creating stories that will last a life time.Now that the trip is done, all i can ask is that these memories do in fact last a life time, because i know i will want to remember this trip for as long as i can.

Excited and eager, i write this post from the hotel lobby i am staying at over night. We arrived in Montreal earlier this Saturday evening as we finally leave for the Dominican Republic tomorrow morning at nine. After two stressful weeks of school filled with assignments and quizzes i could not be more thankful to be escaping for a whole week where my only worry will be if i applied enough sun screen or not. This next week is going to be everything i look forward to feeling on vacation; relaxed, blessed and just feeling care free. I love everything about what the next week has to offer. I love waking up at an absurd time in the morning  to catch my flight where it`s so early that the streets and highways are only being lit by the dim lighting the street lamps offer as opposed to the bright red lights from the speeding cars. I love arriving at the airport because that is when the whole reality of the trip sets in and i love walking down the long narrow plane aisle and finally spotting my seat (preferably a window seat ofcourse). I love finally taking off and leaving my city and worries behind for one week straight. Evidently I could write a post on why i love the pre-vacation excitement so passionately but what i really look forward to is knowing that in just 24 hours i will be lying on the beach with two of my best friends and our wild, fun loving mothers. I happen to have an amazing group of friends and an even more amazing mother who planned this March break get-away for all of us. So far we are only seven hours into our trip and it has already been filled with laughter and good times, just a preview of what is more to come later on. I can`t express how amazing it feels knowing that i will be going to sleep in a whole new country tomorrow night. A country with no snow, just infinte amounts of sand, warm weather, a salty ocean, unlimited amounts of food and a country that provides a great vacation. Most importantly this trip is providing me with the opportunity to make new memories and experiences, which is the ultimate reasoning behind my love for travelling.  I know i will be coming home in a week with a few tan lines, sandy hair and burnt shoulders but i also look forward to coming home with new stories. Hopefully stories that i will be looking forward to being able to write about in detail, reminiscing on every aspect. With that being said it is time for me to head back to my room and hopefully get some sleep so i am more then ready to begin my much anticipated journey tomorrow.