Getting ready for work this morning, I spotted some unopened mail addressed to me. I didn't think we got any mail yesterday. When I opened it up, it was such an encouraging card in reference to this trip. What a great way to start out the morning!

Yesterday, I started preparing for my stints of eating alone in Scotland. I figure if I'll be tasting any cuisine inside a restaurant it will be by myself. So with journal in hand I headed to Subway. I didn't journal at all and ended up eating my sandwich with such intensity I didn't even taste it. Right now it makes me anxious to eat by myself. I feel like everyone is staring at me, which probably isn't the case. I tried to imagine conversations starter with wait staff and cracked myself up with, "So you're Scottish...what's that like." Probably with anything, it will just take practice to eat out like this.

Have a wonderful day!