Getting There

So, here I am. Eight days to go. I figured I would be bored these last few days. I predicted I might be a bit nervous and have too many things to do and not enough time to do it. I believe I deluded myself.
I am bored, anxious, and a bit snappy with the family. Sometimes I just ant the whole thing to be over and sometimes I want it never to come. But it will. I will get there. Everything will be fine. Until then, I just have to get through these gray days.
So, what am I doing to prepare? Quite a bit. I got confirmation from my host family, the Butlers. They seem very nice and I am excited to meet them. There are four children, which should be like home. Right now I'm looking at gifts. I made the mistake of asking my host mom what her daughters would be interested in and got a very curt but very polite response that gifts would not be necessary. I hope she was just being polite and it is not some British custom to never receive gifts or something. I suppose this is part of the cultural exchange.
Aside from that, I've also confirmed my flight reservation, bought a very handy travel pack, photocopied my passport, insurance cards and my flight information. As this is my first time flying alone, I plan on getting maps of the Minneapolis and Heathrow airports. I need to file my tax returns now as it will be difficult to do in London and mom and dad will want a copy. Like I said earlier, tons to do.
Well, that's all for now. I hope your days go as promising as mine seem to be.