Hi everyone!
It's almost a month in advance, but Pa and I have our blog set up for our vacation in Europe from July 23 - August 3. He, Grandma, and I are flying to Scotland for the Gathering 2009. This is a big meeting with all the Scottish clans that takes place over July 25th and 26th. It includes a Clan Parade, Clan Pageant, Highland games, and the Scottish Festival, just to name a few things. I'll explain more about the many Gathering events later.
Usually I stay at Grandma and Pa's house for a week and a half every July while my parents go to Las Vegas, but this year they announced that they were taking Pa's father, Grandpa Simpson, to Scotland for the Gathering. This coincided with my parents' Vegas trip, and they were getting all stressed out trying to find someplace else for me to stay. However, it turned out that Grandpa Simpson wouldn't be able to make the trip because of his health, so Grandma and Pa would have to go alone. My mom jokingly suggested that they should bring me to Scotland with them, and, much to my family's shock, they agreed! So now I can go to Scotland and England, but on one condition: I need to be Grandpa Simpson's eyes and ears, and tell him about everything that happened. We figured that the easiest way to do this would be in a blog, so now here I am!
Tonight I'm leaving for Canada and Jonathan's wedding. I'll be gone until the 12th, and I don't think I'll be able to get Internet on my laptop, so you probably won't be hearing from me for a while. Once I get back, though, I'll post again with some more information about the Gathering.
Love,
Kiera