why am i so awkward?

can i anti-toot my own horn for a minute here? i am packing for europe right now and i have to tell you about my past traveling woes. 

my family went europe a few years ago for spring break and it was so fun!

however, i was still a squirrelly little icky teenager and didn't pack ANY cute clothes. and it was surprisingly really cold. and i didn't want to straighten my hair ever. so every picture of me is in an ugly marshmallow man coat and with frizzy hair. so we went to york in northern england and i got pretty sick that day. we stayed in a nun convent but my family stuck me in a little solitary quarantine room and went and had fun together.....i was mad. 

the next day, we went to ely cathedral.....we were excited because it bears our namesake and duh, perfect christmas card picture! please look at me in this picture. i was sick and mad at everyone as only a 17 year old girl can be mad at everyone. 

note the hair, the glasses, the coat, the sweats. it kills me. my mom still blames me for ruining the christmas card picture. (but to be honest, i think we all look bad!) 

every picture of me in europe looks something like this. 

why was i so awkward?! it makes me mad! 

so anyway, the moral of the story is don't look bad in europe. you will always regret it. i have learned from my mistake and i have to admit...my wardrobe is TEN times better this time around!
i must redeem myself!