this is it

No time to write an actual blog post, but I just wanted to say WE'RE ON OUR WAY!! Leaving campus in an hour and will be flying out at 5:40pm. 18 hours later, we will be in Johannesburg. Thanks so much for your prayer and support! Right now I am a mixture of excited and scared out of my mind. fun.

Countdown to take-off: 6ish hours!!!

breathe in, breathe out

I don't even want to think about South Africa right now. Every time I look at my belongings strewn across my floor, waiting to be packed, my stomach does a jumpy little dance. Every time I think about the paper I still need to write, my mind twirls around in circles. When I think about loading up my bags and driving away in my car, I get all.... weird-feeling.

Packing can be so emotional.
... or is that just me?

When I pack to go back to school, I start to realize this is one fewer time I will be living at home. Soon I will be out on my own, fending for myself. It kinda scares me. Actually, it scares me a lot. I don't wanna grow up; I wanna be a Toy-R-Us kid! Wait, whaaa...? Oh, sorry about that. Sometimes random things pop into my head and I say them. It happens.

ten

In 10 days, I will be heading down to Harrisonburg, Virginia. Granted, I'm not exactly getting on a plane and leaving for South Africa in only ten days... but still! Ten days. This is it. I have 10 days to pack, 10 days to work, 10 days to tie things up here in Cooperstown. In 10 days it begins.

Is my stomach twisting into knots? Uhhh... YES.

I really need to crack down and focus on packing now. The only problem with that is that I need to squeeze it in between working a full-time job and finishing up my Covenant assignment. By the way, I decided to read "the brick" again. Am I crazy? Probably. I wanted to refresh my mind and gain a better understanding of the material.