Moments

So I'm flying out in a week... Yikes! I'm so excited, and nervous, and gahh I have so much to do before then.
Today I sorted through my clothes and belongings and decided what I'm actually going to bring on this 6 month trip. It's a lot of stuff, but not as much as I was expecting... It seems that we depend on far fewer things to live a life than we might imagine. At one point, I looked at my bed- where I had placed everything- and realized that these objects virtually make up my whole life. Except for food, I barely touch anything else. It was a strange moment, and in that moment my life seemed sparse and common.
I was missing the obvious; my life is not about what I have, but about the people I love and the things I experience. Primarily, though, it's about the God I love. These thoughts, which occurred a moment later, spurred me to another moment; a moment of anxiety for what I'm going to miss and what I'm about to do. New people! New places! Foreign experiences! And then I became excited all over again.
I also went shopping to pick up a few things I need to bring; bug spray, glasses case, watch, a duffel to actually bring things in, etc. I spent nearly $100 in a moment and got everything I needed, which was a weight of my shoulders.

As a going away gift, my grandma gave me her card and told me to spend $50 on whatever I wanted; I got myself new black Converse low tops (finally!) and... an Eeyore onesie/sleeper thing (!). It's adorable and hilarious and soft and so warm and wonderful it reminded me that I'm going to miss all of the cold weather, the Fall and probably all of the snow.
I'm going to miss Thanksgiving dinner with the whole family in our new house. I'm going to miss Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and New Years' parties; and my birthday will be celebrated away from home.
Oh well! Enjoy everything about Autumn for me, because I can't, and treasure your moments with your family around the holidays... And treasure the beauty of the snow!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               See?!  
...1 week away...