Magic train ride

Yesterday was a loooong day. After an early morning 5.2 mile run, we got all of my big stuff moved onto a U-haul, down to Carbondale, and into my new apartment. Then we had a late lunch with some of my lovely Carbondale ladies. I was excited for Justin to meet the girls, so it was a good day. After all this we hopped on the Amtrak and rode back to Mattoon.

This was my first time riding a train, so I was very excited. <--- That might even be an understatement. Once we got going Justin kept looking over at me to see the look on my face. I'm like a small child when it comes to new experiences. I think Justin finds it amusing - hopefully he finds it endearing. :) I had a cheesy grin on my face for the majority of the train ride (which lasted 2 hours). I totally felt like I was on the Hogwarts Express.

There was even a Cafe' Cart. I asked Justin if he would go with me. He declined but told me to go ahead. I tried to abstain, but I was just sooo curious that I had to go see it. I got a Sierra Mist and some cookies (it would have been AMAZING if I had found some chocolate frogs or Bertie's Every Flavored Beans!!). I returned to my seat with a HUGE smile on my face! Justin laughed. We shared our snacks and continued our ride while reading - I was totally re-reading Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows. It was perfect.

When we got back to Mattoon we had to go to Charleston to pick up a mattress. It felt awesome when I finally crawled into (our new queen size) bed.

The count is down to 9 days till my White Coat Ceremony. Aaaaaaaaaah! Crazy. I'm so excited and very nervous. I've been up & down all day today getting things ready. I picked up some cool stuff at Big Lots & Walmart today. Lovely candles, towels, home decor items & such. I can't wait to set everything up. We were really limited on time while we were in Carbondale yesterday, so my stuff is in the apartment, but it's not set up the way I want it. Some of the girls are having a BBQ at their place this Saturday and I'm tempted to head down for the day. We'll see. :)

I hope everyone is having a FABULOUS week!