Aaand it's T-minus 10, 9, 8,7...!!!!

Ten repackings, a lot of cleaning, and one possibly strained wrist later and I'm packed and ready to go.  At this point I'm hoping my sister's bathroom scale weighs up and not down (and they don't weigh my carry-on), because I pretty much want everything left in my suitcase.  My poor dog, she came over sniffed and walked away sadly (she knows what a suitcase means).
I've been sorting, trashing, and cleaning out my  room and my closet this week...not so much fun, but it was nice to finally have the motivation to finish what I've been doing on and off for months. I've been collecting kid's books since I started the education program and I didn't realize how many I had until I carried the boxes of them into the  attic, of course it looks likes a lot more because you can't put too many in a box or it gets too heavy to carry. I figure I can take some of the younger books back with me when I come home to visit.

I'm getting really excited to leave an see my new home, but I've got a long day ahead of me (I take off around 5:30 and land around midnight.). I hope I get to meet my roommate(s) tomorrow, though they may not be there yet. I'll get to see the school up close though because the apartments are on campus.

Please pray for safe travel and for all my luggage to arrive safely. I've never had a lost bag in all my years of flying and I really don't want to start now!  Thank you for all your love, support, and prayers, because of them, and one really incredible God, my next post will be from Paraguay!!!!

All packed up!

Paraguay-CIA World Factbook