Airplanes and Airports

I left my umbrella on the airplane. I don't know why I'm so upset over it, it was just an umbrella. I am upset though.  I know, I could just go buy another umbrella.  But it's not the same...  I guess it's the fact that, it's not just an umbrella, it's a memory.  My mother bought me that umbrella when we were in Paris together.  I know, umbrellas never last forever anyways... I'm still really mad at myself over it.  I just want my umbrella back...

I'm hanging out in the airport in Lyon for a couple hours until my next flight.  I feel like I'm going to be doing that a lot this week. Oh by the way, checking two bags is a pain.  It scared me to death when the lady in Pau looked at my bags and said, "You can't take two, you can only have one."  What do you mean I can only have one!  I already have two!  Then she said you have to pay to have two.  Well duh, lady. I already knew that.  Thankfully, the airport in Lyon has some nice internet for me to use. I'm pretty sure the airport in Paris doesn't... And I'm also pretty sure that JFK airport in New York doesn't. And those layover are even longer than this one here.  It might just be a nightmare. Yay!

I got my last look at the Pyrenees from the window of an airplane earlier. It made me extremely sad.  Same with looking around Pau and thinking, "Wow, this is the last time I'm seeing this place."  And then there's the fact that I won't see my host parents ever again. I mean, it wasn't really a tearful goodbye on anyone's part but still.  Oh, and I forgot to leave their house key.  I'm not sure if it's a good idea to send those in the mail but I don't know any other way to get it back to them.  I was in such a hurry to get out of there (the taxi meter was running) that I didn't even think about it.

I'm happy to be leaving France. No matter where I go, I'm not in France.  Yea, I guess in a few ways I'm excited to go home. I wish I could stay in Europe instead. That probably wouldn't be the smart thing though.  I'd just want to go places, and then I'd run out of money.

Six days and then homeward bound!  See you soon Mom and Dad! And Alyssa! And Grandma and Grandpa!  And lots of other people too.