Excited as a Kid on Christmas Morning!
- Adam Shoop
- Jun 14, 2017
- 2 min read
Oh Yes! One more workday to go! I have been counting the minutes, the hours, the days, even the months! It has finally arrived, and with it, the increased excitement, nervousness, etc. I can't even remember being this excited. Maybe when I was a kid waking up on Christmas and ready to rip open some presents. Or, possibly when I graduated and realized I didn't have to struggle with math because my math teacher was always drunk and her breathe reeked of it! Anyways, you know those butterflies you get when your thoughts drift to something exciting? Ya, those are having a party in my stomach! It's like a marathon of the walking dead! Ok enough lame puns, I'm serious. And with all of this excitement comes a whole host of emotions that will be visiting me like the ghosts did scrooge on Christmas night. I wrote them down, and actually made a video of them, that you can certainly check out if you would like. Here they are from start of the trip to finish, with some short notes attached. I think you will get the meaning.
Excitement: This is where I currently am now, and have been for several weeks.
Nervous: Also where I am now, and sometimes I can't tell the two apart without careful consideration of what I'm thinking about.
Sadness: Will present itself on Friday morning when I leave my family for longer than I ever have. Someone has to tell Amelia why I am gone for several days in a row. She is 4 and won't understand like the older kids.
Fear: a little concern the safety of my family back home while I am away
Happiness: Meeting good dudes, already feel welcomed. Experience new things, setting out on an adventure!
Camaraderie: isn't an emotion, but is part of happiness. Being part of a group watching out for each other, sharing life stories, cutting up, being there when one must pay the toll.
Embarassment: For when I swim more than once, holding up the pace
Sadness: once the trip starts coming to an end, I can only imagine being sad to see it leaving, and realizing it is about over.
Pride: knowing I made it, I learned along the way, and conquered some fears.
Pissed/Angry: knowing that I had to fly several thousand miles to meet good dudes, have a great time, only to head back home where that group is not in place, and may never be.
Excitement: so happy to see my family after several days. Priceless.
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