Butterflies in my belly... blisters on my hands...

Eeeek... I have BUTTERFLIES in my BELLY BIG TIME!

In just a few days I will be on my way HOME...HOME...HOME...
Can I get a great big Woo HOO?

Going home is just like Christmas Eve for my kids... CAN NOT WAIT....

I have been bee-bopping my way around the office all week telling anyone who will listen I am heading home... (yes... I really do be-bop) I have had a couple of co-workers cock there head to the side & ask "HOME?" as in "isn't THIS your home?" Ummm...No... (sorry)
Is that weird? I have been here for 4 years & still don't think of Norway as home.... not sure I will ever be able to stop calling USA home... but who cares right?

(Norway has been getting better & better I must say... thanks to some good friends who keep me on my toes..)

So as excited as I am to go "home" my tummy has been doing flip flops.... I am going to be away from my babies for 10 days... I don't know what I as going to do with myself...

I am sure they are going to have a blast with Bjørn (we all know he is the FUN parent...) Pappa is taking the kidletts on a mini cruise to Germany for 2 days, so they have something to do while mommy is in America... but still.... I am going to MISS them...
I just need to stop thinking about my babies being here without me & focus on all of the time I will have in the US catching up with everyone...

Houston..
*I am going to get to see my niece & nephew...(a year is way too long to go without seeing family)
*Time with my older sister, SHOPPING SHOPPING SHOPPING...
(clothes for my Argentina trip)
*Catching up with classmates, some of which I haven't seen in 20 years. (can I just say I LOVED High School in Texas.... )

Kansas City
*Quality time with my mom & dad... Can not remember the last time I had even a day with them ALL TO MY SELF.
*Baby sis is flying in from Chicago (cause she can't stand me having time with my parents
A L O N E....I KID... I kid)
*Girls night out with all of my KC girlfriends
*Shopping shopping shopping (winter clothes for Norway...lets hope they have them out in the store)

A lot to squeeze into 10 days but I am pretty sure I will manage... : )


So, I looked down today & I noticed I had blisters on the palms of my hands...
I know it sounds weird... & why would I be telling you that? Because the blisters are from my serious WORKING out... 3 days this week at 6 am. WOO HOO... too bad I didn't start about 4 months ago... little late to make a difference for next weekends party (reunion) but as my super fit, beautiful friend told me... there will be another party... shes right, & besides I need to keep on keeping on for my trip to Argentina.. right..?

OK, so if I don't get a chance to write again before I leave, please keep me in your thoughts & prayers... (gulp...) the older I get, the less I like flying... nothing a few glasses of wine & a good book won't fix...

Ciao for now!

P.S. look to your left... like my super cool award for being in the top 100 Norway blogs? (do we have a 100 of us bloggers here in Norway?- ) Thank you to whoever it was who nominated me... I feel SPECIAL... : )