Morgen ('Tomorrow' auf Deutsch)

Tomorrow is the day I head out on my adventure! I go from being excited to being melancholy all the time now. I am excited to see Christian and my friends again, but I'm actually already a little homesick. I know it's only for a semester, 6 months, but I've never been away from my parents or home for longer than about 3 weeks. The longest I've been away from my brother is about 2 weeks. It's going to be weird leaving the Fort for so long. To actually miss the fall? Insanity. But then again, I'm not dropping off the face of the earth, and I supposed the changing of the seasons will happen in Germany too. Not to mention, I'll be trying to make some memories and experiences while I'm there.

Already, I've said goodbye to my grandparents. I almost got teary eyed there... I just hope nothing happens to them while I'm gone. I think that would be the worst. Something happening to someone here and me not being able to be there. Tomorrow, when I say goodbye to my family at the airport, well, I'm preparing for emotions all around.

Since my flight leaves at 8:20pm, my family and I and Kristy are going out to eat beforehand in the town close to FWA. That will be nice, I think. Sort of a long goodbye :) My last home-cooked meal was real American steak with corn on the cob and watermelon. It was great. Whew, I think I'm going to miss Mom's home cooking. That's something I'll be looking forward to when I get back, having some home cooked Christmas food. Mmmm.

Ok, I still have to do one load of laundry and then double check/ even out my bags so they don't exceed the weight limit. I think I've done better at leaving stuff here than I initially thought I would... but one of those bags is pretty dang heavy.

All the visa stuff is taken care of... but I still have to figure out how the heck I'm gonna get my computer in my carry-on! I don't have a laptop sleeve and my case is full briefcase sized. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'll update soon. Take care. :)