Lucky Number 13

Whoa. This is weird. I just realized that in exactly 13 days, I will be leaving on the 13th of April for HAWAII!! Some people may call that bad luck... me, not so much.

So yes, it's true! The time has seriously flown by (like one of those cars that tries to break the sounds barrier and things like that). My last post about leaving was when I was freaking out I only had 47 days until I left... and now, 47 days seems like a lifetime compared to 13. And if we're getting technical here, my last true day in Reno is next saturday, because then next sunday is when I leave for Florida for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! So I leave on sunday and then fly back into Reno on tuesday afternoon, and then leave for Hawaii Wednesday morning...! I keep telling myself I'm crazy for making that last minute trip, but then that seems like exactly the reason I should go ;) Because I love doing crazy things like that.

I'm definitely having mixed feelings about my new life that's starting in less than two weeks. There's definitely excitement about going. I mean, who wouldn't want to live two minutes from the beach and have amazing warm weather and beautiful green landscape to wake up to every day? And I am excited to start learning again and to be in school. I know that seems odd, but I've had a long enough break that I think my brain has turned into a nice warm plate of mashed potatoes... Oh, and there's definitely the clothes that are getting me excited. I've done plenty of shopping recently and let me just say, I'm pretty excited to actually wear summer clothes because I haven't had the chance to in awhile, seeing as I lived in Rexburg for 8 months last year and then came home to fall and winter. And.... I LOVE swimsuits!!

Just as inevitable feelings of excitement are, so are feelings of anxiousness. To be blunt, I'm nervous. Pretty dang nervous. It's going to be like living in another country in so many ways. And don't forget that this might be the last time I live in my house in Reno. I may never come back besides visiting. When I left for Rexburg, I knew that I would be coming back to live here in the fall. Now, my plan is to stay in Hawaii pretty much year round with a few weeks of breaks home. Then who knows what will happen after I graduate and where I'll end up. Not saying that I definitely will not being coming back home, but who knows? Not me. So it's just a lot to soak in. This really is a HUGE change in my life coming up. Coming quickly too. But I was reading my scriptures last night, and one line was all I needed,"Be not afraid and trust in the Lord they God." Sounds good to me.

So I have finally started preparing to leave, seeing as I need to be done by next saturday really because saturday is Nina's baptism and celebration, and I don't want to be packing on my last day. But, I only have two days of work left and then I have all next week to get ready. And this time, I'm not just packing, I'm clearing out my room pretty much. It's been sort of fun though! Let me just say that I am the first to admit that I was a very strange child... though anyone could tell that by looking at my art projects haha. Packing this time is a little different than when I left for BYU-Idaho... I don't need to pack any boots or coats or tights or long sleeves or high heels really, because no one wears them there. But don't worry, I do have two really cute pairs of high heel sandals I just bought :) I don't even have to pack up tubs of tupperware full of cooking supplies or bedding or anything else because I'll just have to buy that when I get to Hawaii. So even if I don't need those things... It's still going to be a challenge trying to fit everything into two, yes TWO, suitcases.

I definitely have "the greatest adventure," (picture Tyler singing The Hobbit song), ahead of me! It will be such a blast! I really hope that I like it and that I make great friends and have good roommates, (which I forgot to mention, that I'm no longer rooming with my friend from Idaho because she had the nerve to go off and get engaged...), and that I love my program etc, etc. I will definitely try my darndest to like it, because I feel like anyone could be happy anywhere if they just try. But hopefully I won't have to try to hard, I don't think I will :) I'll try to get one more post in before I leave, but if not, ALLOOOOOHA!