Ready, Get Set, GO!
I’m leaving for LA in four and a half days!!! I can not believe it came up this quickly. I have so much to do. I still have to pack, go to the doctors, close bank accounts, have dinners with family friends, and find a home for my dog. I am not quite sure how I will get it all done. But I have surprised myself before, I can do it again. Its really weird to think that I won’t be able to just come back here whenever I want to. I have never been so far from home that taking a weekend to come home was no big deal. But now, I will be 2500 miles away. Keeping that in mind makes it harder to pack and get everything in order. AHHHH! It’s also really hard because I wasn’t planning on leaving this Friday until last week. My job let me go unexpectedly and there was no reason to stay. Except the fact that I promised my baby sister I would do her hair and make-up for homecoming this year. Its her first formal. We dress shopped and found shoes. Did a practice run for make-up styles, and I even hand sewed her a bow for her hair. Yet, when I told her it was time for me to leave and that I couldn’t stay until the end of the month, it still broke my heart to see how upset she was. I feel horrible about it, but I don’t know what else I am supposed to do. This is her first homecoming, yes, but it won’t be her last, right? I just hope she won’t hold this against me. She’s only 15 and though she is very mature for her age, she still doesn’t get it right now. Maybe someday she will. Aside from the anxiety I have about driving for four days, I am very excited. My mom is going with me and flying back so she can help me drive. We aren’t leaving until the evening and we are planning on driving through that first night and stopping in Nebraska and staying the second night. Then we will drive through the next night and stop for following in Utah to see my brother, sister-in-law and their kids. Then the next day is the day I get to finally see my new home. It will be quite the adventure I am sure. I just hope I can get all my ducks in a row before Friday!
