Leaving One Week from Today

Ok so I don't want to jinx myself, but I think I might be somewhat ready to go. I have purchased everything that was on my list of things to get, the cat schedule has been prepared and distributed, and I have surrounded myself with electronics to make sure it is physically impossible for me to be bored for even one minute.

I even bought some ugly (but warm and comfy) boots. They look similar to this:

Unrelated to the trip but Cute

I made these cakes today for a friend of mine's 1 year old twins and I just had to post them. They are "smash" cakes so they get to eat them with their hands!

Click Here to Hear The Hungarian Alphabet

I've been reading up on Hungarian, but so far the only things that has stuck in my mind is that the letter 's' is pronounced 'sh'.

Sho I am practicing shaying shtuff like thish.

You might think I shound a little drunk but I shwear I'm not.

The 44 letters of the Hungarian alphabet are:
A Á B C Cs D Dz Dzs E É F
G Gy H I Í J K L Ly M N
Ny O Ó Ö Ő P Q R S Sz T
Ty U Ú Ü Ű V W X Y Z Zs

Must.stop.adding.blog.widgets

But it's SO FUN!

Already realized I need to add a Flickr Badge and a Google profile. Weeee.

Itinerary

~Day 1~ Tue, November 6 - Austin to Chicago. Chicago to London.
~Day 2~ Wed, November 7 - London to Newbury - Newbury Manor
~Day 3~ Thu, November 8 - Newbury Branch Office - Newbury Manor
~Day 4~ Fri, November 9 - Newbury to London - Best Western Delmere Hotel
~Day 5~ Sat, November 10 - London - Best Western Delmere Hotel
~Day 6~ Sun, November 11 - London to Budapest to Debrecen - Lycium Hotel
~Day 7~ Mon, November 12 - Training Starts - Lycium Hotel
~Day 8~ Tue, November 13 - Project Starts - Lycium Hotel
~Day 9~ Wed, November 14 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 10~ Thu, November 15 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 11~ Fri, November 16 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 12~ Sat, November 17 - Trip to Budapest - Hilton Budapest
~Day 13~ Sun, November 18 - Trip to Budapest - Lycium Hotel
~Day 14~ Mon, November 19 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 15~ Tue, November 20 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 16~ Wed, November 21 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel- Thanksgiving
~Day 17~ Thu, November 22 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 18~ Fri, November 23 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 19~ Sat, November 24 - Trip to Vienna - Hotel City Center
~Day 20~ Sun, November 25 - Trip to Vienna - Hotel City Center
~Day 21~ Mon, November 26 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 22~ Tue, November 27 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 23~ Wed, November 28 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 24~ Thu, November 29 - Project Continues - Lycium Hotel
~Day 25~ Fri, November 30 - Budapest Millennium Court Marriott Executive Apts.
~Day 26~ Sat, December 1 - Leave Budapest for London/Chicago/HOME!

Here we go!

I decided that I could probably avoid doing an official trip report if I kept a blog, so I started this.

I am realizing it's going to be a lot more effort than just doing the trip report in the first place but a) it's pretty and I thought b) my friends and family (ok my mom) would be interested in my daily activities.

Frequently Asked Questions by People Who Don't Work At NI:
Q:Where is Debrecen?



Q:And why in the world are you going there?
NI has a big service center there. I am going there to train a big group of seasonal employees who are going to do a massive data clean-up project.

Q:Who is going to take care of Abigail!? You aren't just going to leave her with a 3 foot tall mount of food and a 55-gallon drum of litter are you?
No. I have recruited a team of highly-trained people to feed and play with Abigail while I'm gone.