So, you thought my preparations were over?? You were wrong. I’m finding out very quickly that there is always more to be done. More packing, more Wal-mart runs, more unpacking, more list making, more good-byes, and the list goes on…it never seems to end.
Last night I said my good-byes to my cousin Timothy as he headed back to his college campus. He tried my pack on and was convinced I would fall over the moment I put it on, little does he know how tough I am! He will be missed. Maybe I’ll get to see him in China when he comes to visit! (hint, hint)
Being one who always liked to be prepared and always pack my whole room
up for every trip, making what you might need fit in a pack and have it
weigh what it needs to is quite a challenge and continues to be
frustrating at times. My mom made me a small down pillow so that it would be as comfortable as possible (feathers everywhere-it’s snowing!). My mom and aunt have also been working diligently to get a bag for my pack, pillow, and sleeping bag made. I am so blessed to have so many talented and caring relatives and friends!!
Tonight I went out for my 500th “last supper.” We went to a Mexican restaurant that was really d-licious! Anyone who knows me, knows I always ‘have’ to have something sweet after my meal and a mint as well (something I’m sure I will learn to live without much of the time this year). WE didn’t end up going for ice cream as we had originally planned, but we got to walk along a pier out on a lake leading out to the ocean and look at some of the lights lit up all along the shore. We also got to put the top of the convertible down and enjoy the warm breeze. When we got home, my aunt (being the most thoughtful person ever), made me a little dish, just my size, of ice cream, cool whip, and a mint chocolate piece on top. It was the greatest thing ever!! (so of course I took a picture of it)
Tomorrow we head out sometime in the morning for GA. It should be about a 9 hour drive from where we’re at if I remember correctly. We’ll stay in a hotel that night (get my first 8 hours of sleep in months, maybe years!) and then head to the AIM base Thursday afternoon. Please pray for safety, for my parents as they say good-bye and drive home, for my spiritual preparation, for my teammates, and that God would be at the center of it all!
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