5 days away

I am five days away from boarding a plane and beginning a great adventure in my life. I've started packing and am amazed at what all I have been able to fit in my suitcases so far. Here's to hoping that everything I need and want with me fit! My emotions are running a little wild right now, once I name the emotion that I am currently feeling another rolls right in to replace it. Mostly I feel excited, apprehensive and a little of something else that I cant name right now. I mean I'm going to be away from home for five months, that means that all of my comforts will be left behind minus a few pictures and pieces that I bring with to remind me of home. BUT this is going to be such a great experience that I wouldn't miss it for anything. While I am still home I keep thinking of the events that I'm going to miss, a wedding here, softball tournament there, but then I remember that I'm going to be doing something much greater than all of that. It's just going to take getting there and doing it all for it to actually sink in and feel right. I get a little stressed sometimes right now though because I'm helping my mom make plans for when my family comes to visit. There are so many questions that she has and I don't have the answers for them yet! At least their trip is towards the end of my stay so that I can have the answers :) Other than that I really don't have much else to say that I haven't said before. The new and exciting stuff will start coming after this next week :D