One Day Left

1 day left in my wonderful home state. Last night I had my last home cooked meal: barbecue chicken and potato salad. It was absolutely delicious. I will miss my Mom's cooking. I also ended up seeing Harper again! She had a dress of mine that I let her borrow back in May.. So we drove to her house and picked it up. This goodbye was a little sadder and I actually teared up. I also said goodbye to Kelsey, my friend since the 4th grade. However, the saddest goodbye is yet to come; leaving my dog. I will miss my Lucy so much. I wish I could put her in my suitcase and bring her with me. Speaking of suitcases, I have probably packed and unpacked everything 6 times. The first time I had everything all packed up and then I went and weighed it and it was 60 lbs. That's 10 lbs over the allowed amount.. So obviously, instead of going through and taking out stuff, I just put all 13 pairs of shoes in my carry on. We'll see if it's still too heavy... If it is, I guess I'll just have to wear lots of layers on the plane. After all, no shoe left behind! It still doesn't seem real that I'm doing this. I don't think it will hit me until I'm on the plane taking off. I'm so excited! But I still have so much left to do! Today I have my last Rotary meeting with Anchorage East. I love going to them because it helps me stay connected with the club and the food is the bomb.com. Lukas promised he'd come so we could say goodbye. Will he actually come..? I don't know. Even if he doesn't end up coming, it will still be great to say goodbye to the people who have given me such an opportunity. I doubt I'll get any sleep tonight... Well anyways, this might be my last post until I've actually left. So please pray that I have a safe flight!

All packed!

Lucy, my dog

Last last best friend selfie with Harper

Saying goodbye to Kelsey