Just so we all are clear, the capital of Sweden is not Ikea.

So the last 2 days in Dublin, we're playing cards and this Swedish guy sits down at our table. He's like, "Do you know Go Fish? That's the only card game I know." We stop playing Hearts and start playing Go Fish so he can play with us. He's asking us questions about the states and asks us about European geography. Now, I'm pretty good at geography but he asks us about the capital of Sweden (which is Stockholm). I completely freeze and my older sister goes, "Ikea?"

Forgive my immodesty but I would say my sisters and I have above average intelligence. Tracie graduated with some crazy GPA and I landed a 3.5 in college. Kristin had some slacker years in high school but managed to end with a 3.0. So for one us to answer Ikea to as the capital of Sweden seems egregious (which it was). But it was incredibly funny and poor Tracie will never live it down.

I'm not sure where this blog will go because I'm SUPER tired. I didn't really suffer much jet lag going to Europe but coming back I'm struggling. I have a theory my crazy jet lag results from my lack of sleep for the last 3 weeks. I think I averaged about 4.5 hours of sleep a night. For most people my age, they may be able to push through that but when you're constantly going and averaging probably 5 miles of walking a day in hot summer heat, it wears on you quickly.

I think I slept my best in Ireland and worst in Italy. Italy was just hot and we hadn't quite adjusted to not having AC yet. By the time I reached Ireland (both times), I was so exhausted my body gave out. There was one night I slept for 10+ hours and was still exhausted the whole next day!

I also think part of my tiredness resulted from the whole burning through twice as many calories when your an amputee thing. I first noticed my exhaustion in Paris (about halfway through our trip) while we were at the Louvre. We spent the entire day there, which is hardly enough, and we were in the Egyptian exhibit and I sat down to rest for a moment and I fell asleep. So to try and wake myself up, I decide to drink some water but I doze off while trying to get the bottle to my lips and spill water all over my pants. I seriously looked like I peed my pants. I was so loopy Kristin took my camera and recorded me. I shall post this later for your entertainment.

So my brain is just kind of mush right now and I can't think of anything else clever to say. Have a great Friday!