This weekend was a weekend of goodbyes. I got together with most of my dad's side of the family on saturday to see my cousin Niki and her new baby girl, and to say goodbye to them all. I got really tired of telling people if I was excited of scared and of telling them how come I was going. I was tempted to make a t-shirt that had all the questions pre-answered.
Sunday I went up to madison to see Jess and Ian for lunch and a bit of halloween browsing. Then I headed to my aunt's house to see her and say goodbye, then I went to Dana's new place in Edgerton. Her place is super cute and it is in the middle of beautiful countryside. She and Joe also have an adorable puppy who used to have the same name as me! Thank god they changed it, that would have been a bit weird.
A week from today I will be living on the other side of the world. I still seem to be unable to wrap my head around it completely, but after spending the day organizing my clothing and shoes and other belongings, the panic has definitely gone up. Tonight I will be going over the exact measurements of the suitcases I can get away with and the right number and weights and packing everything to test it out. Then I unpack it all, wash it, and then repack it. I have taken over mot of the house with my belongings and junk. I have also collected together a ton of stuff to donate.
Tomorrow, I drive to chicago to turn in the last of my forms, then i wait three days to hear back and get my ticket and I am gone. While I wait, I will be notifying my bank, and the post office of my change of address and I need to call up my credit card company as well. Besides packing and stressing about all that, I spend as much time as possible with my pets and my family. I can not wait to be on the plane and away.
