Messiah College in T-6 Days

So....I leave for college in 6 days and I am SCARED.

I pretty much have been crying myself to sleep every night for the past two weeks, asking myself questions and praying to God that I am successful. I pray that I stay true to myself, but open-minded; that I make friends-good QUALITY friends; that I work hard in academics, athletics, and work.

I mean, slowly but surely the realization has come crashing down on me that I am LEAVING my family, the state, and embarking on a new chapter in life--I will NOT be the same after I leave. WOW.

This week I have been in turbo mode, preparing to leave for Grantham, PA. I cleaned my room (actually, mom cleaned it as I sorted through trash vs. keep) and got a stadium's worth of trash out of it... Mom organized everything. Also, laundry: I have been doing laundry NONSTOP all this week, and I didn't even know I had half of the clothes I found. In all of this cleaning, I learned that I am a PACK RAT. OMG--so sad. I have whole comic secions, newspapers, Washington Post Magazine articles, editorials, ads, etc--all from at least 4 years ago to present. So I have to purchase folders. And magazine holders. Plus, I have TONSS of scrapbooking to do, so I can display my memories decently.

In all of this, I also have to finish reading my college summer reading book: Mountains Beyond Mountains, send out more Thank-You cards to my college party guests, and shop for groceries and living necessities.

Back to work for now, enjoying the company of my Uncle Bobby!
Chimene