1 month left...

So it's June 29th, and I officially leave for Germany in thirty days...

I got my job offer in February. I bought my flight in April. I finalized plans for my new apartment, and I moved back into my parents' house in May. I sold most of my big household items, and I packed the rest up in my parents' closets in June. I leave for Frankfurt on July 29th.

Let's just say... It's all happening...

It's getting hard to imagine what living there is going to be like. I have little struggles all the time thinking about all the things I will miss, and I lose track of all the things I am excited to gain. The new experiences and places and people that I will get to have in my life get overshadowed by the memories brought on by a photograph in my old dresser. The adventures I'll get to have are forgotten because of the wedding invitations I receive and know I can't attend.

Then I get a moment to myself and remember all the things I am looking forward to. I know I'll have to adjust to being gone from all my family and friends that live here, but I can't wait to share my new life with them when they visit. Or when I take visits home. Or when we talk on the phone.

So as I sit here sweating to death in this ever-so-lovely Houston humidity... I'll think about snowflakes and smile. I am going to freeze my ass off....... and I can't wait!!