Assumption. Fact. Truth. All in a days worth of vacation.

Have you ever tried to sum up a day before the day began. You can't! That's the beauty of a new day; you can't give a detailed report until the sun is setting, and today becomes...well...yesterday.

    But in interest of the mood of the day, I will do my best to give a report before the day begins, than report as the day unfolds in truth and fact. Take note in the contrast of plans  in conjunction with the fact of reality.

The start time right now is 10:35 and the truth is I just got done eating a scrumptious breakfast here at the Premiere Hotel.

 Before I continue on I would just take a moment and bring to your attention that today is infact mothers day. The truth is that my mother is a really amazing mother and person! Thanks mom for being  my mom. Your love, training, and prayers is something I hope I will never take for granted. Love you!

Explication of post. 

1. Assumption = An idea of what might happen, was written at breakfast time.

2. Fact = What actually took place in accordance with the same time  I made the assumption this morning.

3. Truth = Random information collected as the day transpired. Just as if it were a real journal.

We will start the day with a few truths.

11:52 Truth: Millers pullout of hotel and travel northeast towards York.

11:54 Truth: Almost had a reck in the roundabout.

11:58 Truth: Teresa Is quoting Shakespeare.

12:04 Ok now for the first Assumption: The Milers leave the hotel and travel Northeast.

12:04 Fact: Israel spots people playing cricket and proceeds to explain to his sisters what entails a cricket game.

12:08 Truth: Quote by Mom "Recent research proves that caffeine stops slugs in there tracks."

12:07 Truth: Jerica is asking how much further we have to go yet.

12:27 Truth: because I'm trying to journal and navigate at the same time we missed our turn. No problem...just u-turn.

12:45 Assumption: we stop along the side of the road to take a picture of sheep.

12:45 fact: entering into the peak district national park.

12:49 Assumption: dad finally gets the picture of cows that he's been so desperately trying to get.

12:49 Fact: dad doesn't get his picture of cows. Kelci and Teresa are on the verge of falling asleep, and all I hear from Monica is click, click, click. 

12:54 Truth: Clicking from Monica has ceased.

1:07 Truth: Van is quiet, except for Nikki humming her own tune, with an occasional pause to point out a cow or a dog.   

1:34 Assumption: The girls take mom out to tea for mothers day.

1:34 Fact: Looks like we are cruising down the motor way at 80mph.(Intaking tea at high rates of speed can prove to be slightly challenging, thus we will forgo the tea at this point in our journey.)

1:59 Assumption: the guys are hanging out talking guy talk and trying to make plans for the rest of the day.

1:59 Fact: We are here on the map.

2:10 Assumption: Israel ask when the girls are coming back.

2:10 Fact: Girls unload van to take mom to Betties tea house.

2:12 Assumption: They return, We all talk about what we want to do next and and decide that since its getting late we should make our way to the ferry.

2:12 Fact: I escorted the woman to a really nice British walking street with all kinds of neat shops, and tea houses...and there was a man on the street playing the piano. Very nice! 

2:13 Assumption: Dad almost gets another parking ticket.

2:13 Fact: I walk back to the van.

2:30 Assumption: Someone makes the comment that this is really beautiful countryside.

2:30 Fact: Unavailable for comment.

2:53 Truth: Navigating in York is intense!

3:16 Assumption: Arrive at our ship, boat, ferry. Whatever you want to call it, I've never seen the likes of it before. Maybe I will call it" house on water."

3:16 Fact: standing in the chocolate section at Tescos shopping center stocking up on our chocolate supply and other nameless snacks for our voyage tonight.  (this would be a good time to insert the fact that I like vacations allot.)

4:00 Assumption: Get checked into our rooms, waiting for push off.

4:00 Fact: Unavailable for comment.

4:01 Assumption: Nikki wonders why were not leaving yet.                                                   

4:01 Fact: Not much is different from 4:00.

4:03 Truth: Intensely navigating in York.

4:39 Assumption: We hang out feeling lazy.

4:39 Fact: This Video will explain.

4:47 Truth: The van is lively right now with lots of singing and laughing, and enjoying the country side.

4:56 Truth: Dad nicely lays on the brake, but rather wanting the clutch instead.

4:59 Assumption: Imagine this we actually have some time to play a game.

4:59 Fact: Imagine this, we are still traveling along in Bingly the van. Navigating our way to the quant town of Hull. 

5:09 Truth: I tell the girls that in Israel we sang spiritual songs, in England...we haven't. Last half hour has been silly and girly songs by a certain  three older girls in the van... Not pointing fingers...just sayin.

5:35 Truth: We made it to the town of Hull. We check-in to the ferry. Got question by border control, come to the conclusion that we are tourist and that we don't know much. We fired back with our questions as well...but unfourtionally they were able to answer all our questions (which I won't make a list of here) but we did feel slightly smug when we asked if they had any wifi on the boat, they were unable to answer. We had stumped them with a come back question of our own. OK, why I just posted that I have no idea.

6:00 Assumption: An hour has passed and Austin almost won the game.
6:00 Fact: We just discovered our rooms! Close fellowship never hurt anyone.

6:40 Truth: The woman discover the first shop onboard the P&O.

6:44 Truth: On board the P&O I just got asked if I'm alright...I hope I'm not getting sea sick already, we haven't even mbarked yet.

7:08 Assumption: The girls decide they want to go shopping on the boat. Maybe I should have put this before we play a game...no rest comes to the sisters until all shops have been discovered within a 100 mile radius of there current location.

7:08 Fact: Take family pictures on the deck of the P&O. Continue to explore our ferry.

7:25 Truth: Entering the P&O Ferries Restaurant to eat, the ticket master told us: "you have American accents."

8:24 Truth: Just finished eating a grand meal onboard the P&O Ferry. Since I've been deprived of meat the last few weeks; meat, meat, meat and more meat was in the diet tonight. Oh yeah and one apple to top it off.

8:39 Truth: The P&O has now ventured out to sea on it's voyage. Final destination? Rotterdam Netherlands (aka Holland.)

Express you feelings with one word.

Dad: Satisfied.

Mom: Loved

Teresa: Miserablyhappy.

Kelci: Dreamy.

Monica: Urgency :) 

Jerica: Excited.

Israel: Amazing.

Nikki: Good.

9:04 Assumption: Us older kids think it would be fun to go drink some water and tea at the coffee shop and have a talk. While in the process of doing this our ship m-_____ it's way across to the other side.

9:04 Fact: mom informs us after looking at the kids menu that P&O stands for Pip&Ollie.

9:07 Truth: The kids leave the restaurant and go play in a designated area just for kids.
 

10:07 Truth: The day is calming down now. The ship has been explored. The kids are playing peacefully. Mom is getting ready to checkout and finish her shopping for the day. The girls are trying to convince me to buy some souvenirs....but all I need is a good heart to put all the good memories in :-)

11:24 Assumption: It's been a good day, I'm tired and happy. It feels much like a vacation! Good night all.

11:24 Fact: I'm sitting here looking over my notes, and wish that the wifi would start working so I could post this.

11:34 Truth: I'm going on a little stroll around the ferry before I retire for the night.

12:44 Truth: It's been a good day, I'm tired and happy. It feels much like a vacation! Thanks for venturing with the Miller family today. I'm now tucked away in my bunk abroad the P&O. When I wake we will disembark the P&O and mbark into Holland where a new set of adventures await us! Good night all! Austin for the Millers.

A mans heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. (Proverbs 16:9 NKJV)

Author's note: It's 1:26am...I'm tired and unwilling to go back through and fix mistakes...it shall appear to you as a journal entry. I also would like to thank my sister Monica for allowing me to use some of her pictures!