Huge shout out to...

So about
<- this time last year is when this whole Europe Art trip idea started and honestly I don't remember exactly how, but I am glad it did!

Things have come so far since then and they would not have been possible without you! I do remember the first okay from my parents (assuming that things would fall through before now and they would get to keep me for Christmas), our first presentation and the excitement of getting our first financial contribution. Wow, it has flown by! To be honest I still don't believe that we are going, but the thing is that you believed that we would and put your faith in us and now as the big day creeps up all I can think about is studing art and traveling around Europe!

But as I was saying... this trip would not being happening with out all of the support we have gotten! Everyone (though I know it isn't a lot of people) at Erskine knows what we are doing because we have met with them for advice or help, they have been praying for us, or because we begged them to buy a t-shirt. I can't say thank you enough!

We are so blessed that everyone at Erskine from our beloved former president and first lady Dr. and Mrs. Carson, to the professors who allowed us to change our exams, to every administative office in Belk and Watkins, to the people who continue support Erskine financially have been behind us 110%. I am certain that if we had been at any other school it would have been imposible to pull this together. Thank you Erskine College!!!

I know that it isn't the most exciting thing to read a bunch of thank you's but I can't help but thank our parents for their support. I can't imagine the sacrifice it is to not have your daughters for Christmas and especially when they never come home anyway because they are so involved with school. We really appreciate your support for this trip, more than you know, and it means so much to us that you are willing to let us miss Christmas to take advantage of this great learning opportunity. You have already watched us grow and mature through the extensive organizing and fundraising, and I am sure that in six weeks you will have even more responsible, mature and for certain well-traveled daughters back in your arms. Thank you Mom and Dad!