"so, are you excited?"
I get asked that a lot recently - I leave tomorrow - and most people expect answers along the lines of "oh heck yeah". Truth be told though what I mostly am is scared. Leaving my friends, family, home, dog, all of it - even for a little while - is scary, it should be. I'm sure everything will change once I'm there, it usually does for me, but I'm still going to miss them.
Part of it is traveling alone I think. I really wish I were traveling with Aimee again, but that's just not possible right now (bah, work). Despite what my pop says, not all women are bad travelers - she was great in Italy. So if you ever read this aimee, congrats on breaking his rule I suppose :)
I'm almost finished packing everything. I never realized how much crap I had until I had to start puting it in boxes. I'm up to 15 12 gallon stacking tubs, a few larger boxes for movies and DVDs (perhaps I own too many), several large misculaneous items and then all of the furniture. It's going to be interesting to try and find a place big enough to house all of my crap yet still affordable when I get back.
