Twas the week before leaving
on our European Vacation,
Never before has there been
So much anticipation
Months of hard work, selling cookies
And more
Flipping pancakes and sausages
Delivering phone books door to door.
The planning is done,
The paperwork signed,
All we have to do,
Is leave no one behind.
Out from the closet
the suitcases came,
We checked off the kit list
as
if it were a game.
Tooth paste and brushes,
body wash and shampoo,
“Being prepared"
is just what we do!
Office kit, laundry kit,
Travel aids and shoes.
Cameras, batteries
Reading materials too.
Charge up the ipods, pack all the bags,
Label inside and out,
Write your name in your tags!
Pack
up your luggage
Get your back pack and purse
Write in your note books,
Never fear the worst.
Once done your packing
Take some time to remember,
The fundraising we did,
From January to December!
We held a summer camp,
To get to know each and everyone,
I can’t decide if the swimming or
The eating was most fun!
Hikes at Centennial Park,
Challenging and hot,
Made some of us realize,
In shape we were not!
But we laughed and we cried,
And we all worked hard,
“No
more cookies?”
I heard as the parents sighed,
No other trip
That you’ve been on before,
Has made you work harder,
Or earn much more!
Soon we’ll be jetting off into the sun,
To Lucernce, Venice and Paris,
You will have so much fun.
So on June 30th,
As you climb into bed,
And visions of the Eiffel tower
Dance in your heads,
Get a good night sleep,
Before you rise and shine,
Check your list twice
Get to the airport on time.
security will say “What is that clatter”,
Everyone will look to see what is the
matter.
When what to the Air Canada employees
should appear,
But 18 girls and 3 guiders, and all of their
gear!
They will chuckle and say, “how much does
this weigh?”
Are there any liquids or are they all
packed away?
Now Yvonne and her 6, and Cass and the
chics,
Don’t leave behind Lynn’s group
Who are taking some pics!
To the top of the escalator,
Through security and the gate
5:15 we leave for Toronto
We don’t want to be late!
As we board the plane,
I heard parents exclaim,
As I whistled and called each girl by their
name;
Melissa, Breanne, Caelan, Emily come run,
Jacquie, Kyla, Kelsi and Allison number
one.
Alyson two, Emma, Laura and Morgan, here we
go
Riley, Sarah-Anne, Serena and Adrienne,
with her sister in tow
Natalee and Erin, have we got all eighteen?
Lynn and Cass, lets go, don’t make a
scene!
To Mt. Pilatus , and Verona,
To Monaco and Rome,
In 22 days we will all be home.
As they left and the girls sent one last
text,
We thought we heard Yvonne say,
“Where do we want to go next?
”
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