11/13 days to go!

And...it is t-minus 11 days until I leave for the Bahamas, and t-minus 13 days until I sail the world!

As I sat on my friend's futon here at BW last night at 5 pm, I was suddenly overwhelmed by the fact that I was going to be at sea in 2 weeks! It is tremendously exciting while incredibly terrifying.

I have one suitcase almost entirely packed, and after I go shopping with mom this week, I'll begin to pack suitcase number two.

I met one of the two other Ohio girls going on SAS yesterday for lunch at the Hard Rock downtown. It was great...we had a lot in common and we talked for 2.5 hours! Her older sister went 7 years ago, so she shared some great advice from her sister and it made me feel SO much better knowing there would be a familiar face on the ship.

Regina and I talked again last night, and I told her I would probably be in Seattle for a church meeting right after we came back from SAS, and she said, "you can come have dinner with my family!" I know friendships will develop on ship, but it is nice to have an indication going in that there will be people on ship I will get along with!

Last nght I came to BW and went to my last Canterbury church and dinner of the year...Sarah and I got really sentimental during the last song because 1) Gayle picked my least favorite song ever and 2) we always joke about how she sings so well, and I sing off key next to her, and we've done it for going on 3 years now! I managed not to cry until I had to say goodbye to Sar last night!

I think I am only spending one more night here on campus which is odd. No more futons though! haha This weekend I am heading to Chicago to hang out with my big, little, (not so) secret big, and papabig. I will also be meeting up with another group of SASers! One of them is someone I will be traveling through Japan with!

In any case...there's the 11/13 days to go update! Mail must be sent to Puerto Rico by Wednesday if you want it to get to me on the ship!! :)