Friday, February 20, 2009

Keep Going...Almost There...

The official countdown is now at twelve days. Less than two weeks. I'm so excited, and I've been running around like crazy trying to finish everything--I'm a major procrastinator, and I can't get anything done unless I wait until the last minute, so I have my hands pretty full now. I'm feeling pretty good though--my mom made me make lists so I won't forget anything, and it's pretty satisfying to mark things off. I'm sure that I'll finish it all in time, but it is all fairly stressful. I will admit, however, that I am a little grateful for the stress because it keeps me distracted from the fact that I'm leaving so soon. I read an article in Newsweek on Wednesday that talked about how stress can be healthy, and I guess this is an example of how stress is helpful. Maybe. I might be pushing it a little.
I'm about ready to start actually packing for my trip. Right now I have a box that I throw things in when I decide to take them, and I will eventually throw them into a suitcase. Speaking of suitcases, my mom's boyfriend lent me this huge suitcase to take, and I'm not so sure about it--the maximum size bag that I can check at the airport is 62 linear inches (height+length+width), and this suitcase is 63. I wonder if they'll really care, because it would be really unfortunate if I drove all the way to Atlanta to fly out and they told me I can't have my suitcase. Hmmm. Dilemma.
Well, I just needed a little distraction from preparations, and I'm going to go back to works. Hopefully next time you hear from me I will be in Deutschland. Hopefully.

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