I thought I was ready...

I leave for NYC in 3 hours...You would think that I'm all "ready to go"... I am kind of finished packing... (Let me set the scene)- The grand bag that I journeyed to REI for and thought was such a great idea was WAY too small; but instead of admitting that in the early stages of packing my mom and I arranged, rearranged, and unhappily took items out, still no luck. I decided to suck it up and admit that I needed to use the extremely large yet plain suitcase that has no nifty pockets, zippable backstraps, or hidden compartments. "Hmmm, you think I'll be over the weight limit?" I should be in bed taking a "nap" before we start the 13 hour drive;sleep is also a laughable concept right now. I am too sleep deprived to decipher the emotions that are changing so quickly I'm getting whiplash, so I'll just be blunt and say I'm "electrified".

Lastly I would like to add that I had the pleasure of saying some amazing good-byes and the support and reassurance is keeping me afloat. I will have a lot to think about on my 2 day journey to get to Uganda.

Surprisingly, in my state of sleep deprivation I have also successfully set up a Skype account and look forward to the amusing "conversations" that I will have with my parents...AND a few besties who I know will creatively use the video to our advantage.