Christmas x4

Now that the holiday season is in full effect I'd like to take the time to say that Christmas can be slightly exhausting; however, this year (more that ever) I'm so so sooo thankful for having multiple Christmas gatherings. It gives me the much needed opportunity to see everyone before I leave. Perfect timing if you ask me, considering January 29th (dun dunn dunnn) feels like it is right around the corner!

Today was my first Christmas gathering, with the Geyer side of the family and it was fabulous as usual. I can always count on Grandmarge to provide an excellent meal! Plus she made my new favorite cake (poppy seed cake with chocolate frosting... all homemade I might add), and they sang happy birthday to me since I won't be around. Oh, and we have a tradition of playing bingo after dinner. So that was a blast!

All of the festivities reminded me of all the things I MUST get done, sooner rather than later. Although somehow I give myself the impression that I'll completely procrastinate and be running around like a chicken with my head cut off with one week left before departure. Oh well.

Tomorrow will be another Christmas gathering with Matt's family and then more festivities will obviously follow the days afterward. So forgive me if I'm absent for a few days!

xox

The Beginning of the End.

And so it begins. Yesterday was a rough one; I had to start my never-ending goodbyes. Eek. Most people would be thrilled to have their last day of work, however I am not one of those people this time around. I have to say, I LOVED my job! I was a lucky one. I had the most amazing coworkers I could've asked for, not to mention some awesome patients (one of them brought me a going away cake, which I'm totally stoked about!!!) They even posted a sign wishing me good luck!

I'm so excited for the holidays, but it'll be sort of bittersweet knowing that it'll be the last time I see a lot of my family members before I depart.
Merry Christmas everyone!

Until next time
xox

My First Post

Well this is my first post. I figured I should get the ball rolling before I actually depart..

I have a little over a month before I leave and it's safe to say that I'm start to freak out a little bit (which I've been told is perfectly normal). It's my last week of work and it will be the beginning of my never-ending goodbyes, which I'm not totally thrilled about. However, it's also almost Christmas and it will be wonderful to see my family all together one last time! Shout out to my Aunt Annie for coming all the way from Georgia to see me before I leave! Another shout out to my incredible boyfriend, Matt, for finding a loophole and being able to come home for Christmas as well!!!! I'm stoked!

So I have a ton of stuff I need to get done before I leave.. Namely, I need to PACK. oh okay, Peace Corps...I'll pack my entire life for 27 months into two suitcases equaling 100 pounds. blerg. This seems impossible. Obviously it can be done, many have done it before me, but somehow I know I'll have to leave a lot of my American luxuries behind. wah. Luckily, as an early Christmas gift from previously mentioned incredible boyfriend, I was given some awesome ultra lightweight luggage from Nautica. This should help a ton!

Anyway, I'm gonna end this preliminary post and maybe try to get some stuff done. Thanks for all of your support everyone!!!

xox