Getting Ready to Leave

So I have just about another week until my departure to London. It's so crazy right now. All of my friends are already back at school, and I am still packing for what I believe will be the biggest adventure of my life thus far. There is one looming question still to answer: how am I ever going to fit all of my stuff into two bags? I have already packed and repacked probably ten times- I'm sort of OCD about these things. I feel like my life lately has been solely centered around this trip. I wake up, shop for london, pack for london, plan for london, work-out so I can be fit in London, and then make some phone calls to people about London. However, I have no doubt that my work will be paid off by experiencing the best four months of my life! 

Most everything about the trip, besides all the side trips I plan on going on, is planned. I am flying into Heathrow airport at 7:30AM London time on September 11th. There I will be meeting up with my good friend and fellow actor, Jon Windridge, who has been so gracious in letting me and my two girls Kaitlyn and Carolyn stay with him until our orientation starts on the 14th. The four of us together are going to take London by storm! Then on the 14th we will meet up with Samantha, my dear friend and sorority sister, and begin our academic experience in London. I am SO excited!

However, it is tough being away from Nashville. I am going to miss a lot this semester. I have already missed towering traditions (Belmont's version of Freshman Orientation) which killed me, and now I am going to miss rush and 3 amazing shows at the theatre. Of course though, the hardest part will be being away from the best friends and sorority anyone could ask for- you guys know who you are. 

With all of that being said, however, I am totally ready and in need of this journey. I am going there with an open heart and an open mind. This will be the first time in my life where I will not feel tied down by something far away from me- and I am so excited about that! Who knows what God has in store? All I know is that I am totally ready to live, laugh, grow and explore!