you just have your eyes closed

thoughts just randomly come to me. i should have wrote about this months ago, but only now do i really feel like typing it all up. meeting gudni that day was such a new adventure. it was full of anticipation and just being clueless about what the future held for me. it was the fork at the road. the flight to minnesota from los angeles was fine. the problem was that we had the circle around the airport three times to ensure a safe landing. i was cringing the whole time, because my flight to iceland was departing around the time we were landing. just thinking about it now makes me stress out a little. as soon as we landed, i had to make my way to the other terminal at the airport. it was about thirty degrees outside and snowing. this airport was one of the largest in the country, i was freaking out the whole time, running from one place to the other..with two bright green suitcases. jesus. just to get OUT of the terminal i landed in i had walk for about fifteen minutes. i felt like a lifetime. i followed the signs and found myself in a puzzle. i had to take a tram, but i couldn't figure out which one..luckily..a pilot was headed my way and showed me. bless him. so i waited at the station for the train to take me to the next terminal..i was prepared for cold weather, i had my scarf, my two jackets on and my boots..so standing at the station was alright despite the snow. finally the train came and i ran towards the iceland air booth. they saw me running and asked if i was jasmine. i said yes! yes! and they said "go up the stairs they're waiting for you!" so i ran up the stairs and lo and behold it's the minnesota tsa. so they asked to see my id whcih i showed them..and oddly enough the girl was really curious at my california drivers licence.. and i took off my shoes..and then found the main gate for my flight. they were boarding..i was right on time! the flight had been delayed. once again they called me up to the front..i took care of that..and finally boarded the plane.

i sat next to this old icelandic couple..go figure right. we didn't talk for the first five hours but surprisingly they broke the ice and they happened to be very nice. they welcomed me and asked if i was going to iceland..and we talked. they were cool. it was interesting being on that plane..even waiting in line to board. it was the first time i was hearing so much icelandic..and even seeing icelandic people. it was so exciting. seven hours later we landed..and that's when the real fun started. just remembering my anticipation and my excitement..it still puts a smile on my face. kleflavik was like a maze..i walked past the smokers room..to a long corridor..picked up my luggage which came out first..surprisingly. and proceed to find gudni..wherever he might be. i was so shy to look up..i was wondering if he was gonna randomly pop out or something. i had no idea what to expect. i kept walking until i had the exit doors and i saw a bunch of people waiting..i saw him. there was no way i could miss him lol. he was standing right there. he was so tall..and blonde lol. he was wearing his big puffy green jacket and his black sneakers..his hair was neatly combed. he smiled at me..we hugged. i was so nervous..i wondered if he liked me..i asked myself if he thought i was pretty? but we hugged again and again..we couldn't believe we were finally seeing each other! i was never scared though. everyone was looking at us..or maybe just looking at me, but that was the least of my worries. he wanted to go outside and smoke and so we did. i remember raising my arm to play with his hair. he dodged my hand! like a scared cat. i thought he didn't like me. i asked him about this later on but he said he was so shy to be around me. i guess i can't blame him. but i knew he liked me when we boarded the flybus. he touched my leg..and he held my hand tightly. i was so happy :o) he had showed me some of the sights outside the window..even though it was still dark outside. it was truly the start of something beautiful. it was pure innocent love.