goodbyes and french fries...

So let's just be completely honest for a second, I hate saying goodbye. Even though this goodbye isn't forever, I know that in the very near future I will have to say those forever kind of goodbyes. I guess it is a positive thing that I haven't had to say many goodbyes. Death tends to make you say it forcefully, and there has been way too many of those farewells in this past year. I feel like there should be some way to soften goodbyes...like goodbyes with an accompanying comfort food. For example, you could tell someone goodbye and then give them some fries. What hurt can a good batch of fries not make better? Not many that I can think of...

All of this to say, if I don't get to see you before I take off, it is not because I don't want to see you,or I don't love you, I am just trying to keep the goodbyes to a minimum. Even though I am super excited and will have a good time, I will miss you all! Four months is 2.3333 years in dog years, but since the last time I checked I have not grown a tail and only slobber when I'm in a very deep sleep. So four months will be simply that, four months.

I am so excited for these four months! I know that they will be incredible and life-changing! I am looking forward to everything that I am going to learn, and more than that I am just excited to be in this culture! I got an email a few days ago from the director of the program that I am going through with the profiles of everyone going on the trip. I think that it made me that much more eager to go!

I still have a to-do list with endless lines of things I need to do before I go, but in five whole days I will be in Spain!!!! Something I have only waited years for! I can't even imagine myself there, it seems so unreal! God has been so good to get me to this point! After surviving completing a j-term class in 5 days, extreme sledding with an emergency room visit for Brandi's face, a few sleepless nights, and lots of stress, He has opened all of the doors I need so that I am ready to go! How amazing is it that the God of the universe is concerned with me making it to Spain? I think it shows that He has great things planned for this trip!

So here's to one last blog entry before the craziness of packing takes control of my life! Spain, HERE I COME!!!!