Leaving

It's here! My last day in Muskogee. This afternoon I'll be driving to California in a van with 5 friends: Kayla Shaw, John Burton, Jenny Blumenberg, Janna Blumenberg, and Courtney Scott. Nathan Clark and Kelty will be flying into LA to join us. What a fun distraction from the thought of actually leaving. I'm not sure how to process my emotions at this point other than to say that I have felt sad, excited, overwhelmed, and nervous, but mostly numb. I'm very thankful for the time I've had to spend with friends and say goodbye over the past week.

First Steps

Hello Friends! I hope that this blog will be a helpful way for us to keep in touch while I am in Bulgaria for the next 27 months. I am starting to feel the immenence of leaving. No day is quite normal for me anymore because each one involves a "last time to..." or a "before I leave I need to..." Every date between now and April 30th is swimming around in my head, full of its own importance and necessary activity. I've started to sort the apartment into 4 piles: things for California, items to give my parents, stuff to sell, and belongings that will travel to Bulgaria. I love the thought of owning only two bags of stuff (each less than 50 lbs)! But, the saddness of leaving a place that I love is starting to hit me too.