4 MORE WEEKS!

WELL, I'VE GOT JUST OVER 4 WEEEKS BEFORE I LEAVE ON MY MISSION AND I AM GETTING PRETTY NERVOUS. I THOUGHT I WOULD BLOG ABOUT IT SINCE IT'S ABOUT TO BECOME MY LIFE. FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING AND SHOPPING AND SHOPPING EVEN MORE- FOR EVERYTHING I THINK I MAY NEED FOR MY MISSION. I HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN ALL THE CLOTHES I NEED WHICH TOOK ME SO LONG TO FIND. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A STORE THAT HAS MORE THAN ONE LONG SKIRT... SO WITH THAT, I FOUND 6 LONG SKIRTS IN 6 VERY DIFFERENT STORES. I HAVE STARTED TO FEEL THAT I AM JUST ABOUT READY TO GO! TODAY I CLEANED MY ROOM OUT. I PACKED EVERYTHING IN BOXES AND LOADED THEM INTO THE BACK OF MY CLOSET. THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS DOING THIS, I WAS CRYING MY EYES OUT. I HAVE NEVER MOVED OUT. I HAVEN'T EVER BEEN AWAY FROM MY PARENTS FOR LONGER THAN ABOUT 2 WEEKS. AND NOW HERE I AM PACKING AWAY ALL MY STUFF TO MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR A YEAR AND A HALF WITH HARDLY ANY CONTACT WITH MY FAMILY. IT'S PRETTY CRAZY- ALSO, AT WORK WE USUALLY SCHEDULE EACH PATIENT 4 WEEKS IN BETWEEN EACH APPOINTMENT. THAT MEANS FROM NOW ON- I HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE TO EACH OF THE PATIENTS THAT I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW FOR THE PAST 2 AND A HALF YEARS. THAT IS SO SAD. I AM SO DEPRESSED OVER IT. I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE QUITE THIS HARD- BUT IT IS. ANYWAY- I WANTED TO BLOG ABOUT IT. JUST TO SAY THAT I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT MY MISSION, BUT I AM VERY SAD THAT I AM LEAVING MY LIFE BEHIND. THANKS FOR READING MY BLOG!!!