Getting down to the wire...

One week.

I can't believe it's come so fast. It feels like this summer has flown by - especially these last few weeks. I feel so unprepared and unorganized, and I know I'm going to forget something!

It really hit me today what I'm doing. It's been easy to answer everyone's questions, and just say, "I'm going travelling for a year!" But now that it's almost here, it's becoming so much more real. The overwhelming feeling is apprehension I think, but mixed in there is excitement, sadness, anticipation, regret and hope. I'm sure that once all the goodbyes are said and done and I actually step on that plane that the excitement will take over. That being said I'm pretty sure stepping off that plane will be the scariest moment of my life, but I'm hoping the most exhilarating as well.

It's also been really easy to say that I'll be gone for a year, but as the 27th shoots up, it's almost like I'm already getting homesick! It's hard to think I won't see my friends and family for a year, or even drive down the highway (which I've recently realized is an extremely beautiful drive!) I'm sorry that I didn't see most of you as much as I'd have liked... some of you probably didn't even know that I was leaving, and I'm sorry for that.

I'll be out of sight and out of mind, but I don't want to miss out on your lives! Feel free to drop me an email, message me on facebook, or leave a comment on my blog anytime. Being so far away from everyone will be hard enough, let alone losing track of what you're all up to. That being said, no one is allowed to do anything major while I'm gone! No weddings or babies or anything of the sort you hear! I couldn't bear to miss anything like that.

You're all in my thoughts, even if I don't get a chance to see you before I leave. Take care of yourselves, enjoy life, and live in the moment!