So after reading last night's blog entry, I realized that it was very poorly written and I apologize to my readers... Although I only have 3. Cut me some slack, it was like two in the morning. Anyway, I have no idea when I'm leaving. I am now departure date-less. We never heard from my travel agent and all we know for sure is that I am not leaving on Tuesday. The only way I still could is if my passport and visa miraculously arrive in the mail tomorrow. But that is extremely unlikely and I'm not counting on it. As much as this sucks, I am very happy to have at least one or two extra days. I feel like there is not nearly enough time to see everyone, say my goodbyes and give last hugs.

The closer this gets, the more surreal it becomes. I cannot imagine being without these people for a whole year. I love my family and my friends beyond words. I know people are going to miss me and I am going to miss them too. My grandfather is actually worried about me. (He's the type that doesn't show emotion) It just means so much to me to know how loved I am by the people around me. And I just hope they all know that I love them too, and I promise I'll be back!! This is not permanent. And I really do love all of the people in my life. Love knows no boundaries, and the bonds I have with people are those that cannot be broken by time or distance. After all, distance makes the heart grow fonder, right? RIGHT??

On the Bright Side...

I am pretty much finished packing... My mom and I managed to get it all in suitcases and be substantially under the weight limit. But I forgot to record what I packed... The only things that I still need to pack are accessories and underwear and things that I can't pack until day of, such as this laptop. Basically the rest of it is all packed up!!

That's the good news. The other good news is that Ryan came back today!!!! He came over in his uniform and everything and I just ran and jumped into his arms first thing. Then he came inside of course and got the third degree from my parents (hehe not really they were just really interested in what it was like and asked a lot of questions) before we retreated to the heat of the basement (no air conditioning) and he passed out on my couch because he's so exhausted. We even took a couple pictures, but I had forgotten to put the memory card back in my camera so we lost those pictures :( They would have been so cute too... Oh well I fail. Now we'll just have to take more!

Now these are the good things... It's time for the bad news. I don't think I am leaving on Tuesday anymore! I sent my passport and paperwork and such to the travel agent a couple months ago, and she sent it off to the consulate in New York City. And now, it's Sunday, and she has not received my things back to send them to me. They just haven't been processed! So now, I cannot leave on Tuesday because I do not have these essential forms!! So what it's looking like is that my departure date is going to be set back a couple days... Which sucks in a way because I have been preparing for Tuesday. But in another sense, it's good because I get some more time with the people here that I love. So I suppose we'll just have to wait and see how it goes...

I think that is all for today. Overall, I'm happy. Just a little frustrated. But life is good :)