These two days may as well be lumped together.... Even if I wasn't late in updating my blog. So much crap has happened and I am just exhausted.
I should start off by saying that I am fine, and please don't worry. I am healthy and not injured or anything. But I have officially realized how difficult planning a trip is. Or maybe it really isn't that hard and I just screwed up in terms of what websites I used. One way or another, the past few days have gone like this:
Monday. Normally I enjoy Monday's, but this week I struggled. I saw Elle in my one class and we realized that there had been a miscommunication regarding the purchasing of our tickets. She thought I was going to do it since I was the one sending her the information and I thought she was going to do it since she had said she'd buy all the Barcelona stuff. It was no one's fault, it just happened. So I told her that I'd buy them that night. Class ended, and I headed with Jordan and Tyler to the Residencia to talk to my "abuela". We had a good conversation, but with everything else going on, it felt like it took forever to leave this week. At last 1:00pm rolled around and off I headed with Jordan to the bus. I got home and ate lunch with my "sister". Eventually Elle got on the computer and we worked on buying our tickets. The first website I used told me that something didn't work right, so I tried it a second time. When it still didn't work, I tried a website that my "mom" had told me about that had the same package we were trying to buy. It took FOUR more tries for me to get a reservation code from them. Yeah so that was fun.
Anyway, I finally got the email with the reservation codes, but in the same email it told me that I hadn't paid because I had exceeded my "daily spending limit". Maybe I'm stupid, but I didn't realize my card had one of those. I don't normally spend that much all at once, so I've never had any need to know about it. Either way, it screwed me over. The email said that if I replied to it with the card information for a different card, the chargers could be transferred over to that one. So I talked to my dad on Skype and tried putting the charges to his. With that email sent, I figured it was safe to shut down my computer and go to sleep. It turns out I was very wrong.
Tuesday. Tuesdays are normally good days, too, because I don't have class until 6:20pm. But this week... not so much. I got to sleep in which was nice. And everything was just fine until 7:30pm. After my class, Yuki (my professor) needed to talk to the three of us who were supposed to be working at the Red Cross for the Service Learning class. She regretted to inform us that we aren't able to work there anymore. She was unclear as to why. So now I have to figure out where I'm going to volunteer instead, because that is basically the entire class. And it can't just be anywhere... It needs to have something to do with immigrants. Well that makes things more difficult, doesn't it? So now on top of dealing with ticket issues, I have to deal with this too. Wonderful.
After class I was supposed to go talk to Elle and figure out what was going on, but when I went to her room, she was sleeping. Instead, I headed home and figured we'd work it all out over Facebook. I got home, walked in the door (and closed it), and just stood there for a minute, trying to pull it together. My "mom" was in the living room (right by the door) and heard me come in. She sat up and asked how I was. To my credit, I didn't cry. She already knew what was going on with the tickets, so I only explained the other stuff that was going on. She also knew that I was frustrated and angry with everything and told me to go eat dinner, that I'll feel better afterward. I ate with my "sister", who finished before I did. She got up to keep working on her homework and my "mom" sat down to talk with me. When I finished eating, I took a deep breath and said, "I really need a shower... And a hug." She answered, "Oh well I can give you a hug after dinner!" My personal reaction? "Finally!!! A hug!! I'm so hug deprived!" I went to take a shower first (I was sweaty and stinky from walking to the bus stop and then home) and then grabbed my computer and sat in the living room. I was logging on to Facebook to connect with Elle when my "mom" walked into the room and asked, "Do you still need that hug?" I looked at her and said, "... Yeahhh." (*Meant to be read in a sad tone like I'm definitely in need of a hug*) I am happy to say that her hug was the best hug I've gotten since I left Denver. I don't know what I was expecting (probably one of those awkward hugs... You know, where one person is a big hug kind of person and the other person, well, isn't...), but I was very pleasantly surprised! I even got two of them! She let go, put her hands on my shoulders and told me that everything was going to be ok. I don't know how she knew, but that was exactly what I needed to hear right then. Maybe it's a mom thing. It is amazing how much a hug can make one feel better. Unfortunately my bettered mood didn't last long.
I don't think I can even explain everything that happened. Talking to my (biological) dad, apparently the first website I'd used (the one where I attempted twice and it didn't work) had charged my card 600 USD (~300 USD for each time) even though I never got a confirmation email or anything. Then on top of that, I'd found out a little earlier that our reservations for the way there had been canceled by the company. GRRRRRRR!!!!! I was SO frustrated. Long story longer, my "dad" ended up paying for our train tickets with HIS card and I'm paying him back. And in regards to the 600 USD, I'm told that it should be reimbursed for that soon. Really soon, hopefully. End of story being we ARE going to Barcelona this weekend! And before anyone asks... no I have not got a charger for my camera yet. Hopefully Elle will remember to bring hers this time, so her camera doesn't die like it did in Granada.
I started figuring all of this out at 8:45pm and I shut my computer (having figured it all out) at 11:00pm. That is how long this all took. Needless to say, I was exhausted. I closed my computer and watched the last half of "Homicidios" with my "mom", fell sleep until 1:30am when she woke up and we both headed to bed.
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