The Night Before Departure

Today is the day before I leave for California ... 

I packed all my things and moved my bags near the door with this trip looming in my distance, sleeping tonight doesn't seem like an option. Excitement has filled my day, along with a nervous queasy feeling. Tomorrow I will begin my journey away from home. This will be the first time I have left home for such a long period of time. This trip is for ME . Baby Bird needs to leave the nest. Don't you think so? Time since the day I graduated high school has become stagnant and poorly used. I am ready to see a place I have never been before ! I am keeping this blog only for the soft reminder to my family that I am okay and still alive out there somewhere. The days preceding my departure my family and friends took it upon themselves to take care of me and prepare me fully for my theoretical flight from the "Nest". I have absolutely everything I could want or ask for today, but I still feel absolutely crazy about what will ensue in the days to come. Have you ever had the feeling like you're over prepared for something but you can't find it in your own heart to re-pack in fear of leaving something out that was already there ? What if you take it out before hand thinking "when will I ever use this ?" then bang you're stuck on the side of the road hungry and you really wish you had brought that extra bag of Beef Jerky. So therefor I have decided to stuff all of my bags till I have to sit on them to zip them up, their seams almost screaming in agony for me to cease their pain even if its only to leave out the protein I may so crave on this metaphorical 'side of the road'. I am ready for my life to change , or at least my personal outlook on life to change. Right now as I eat my last meal (My mom cooked meat loaf, mash potatoes, corn, and Lima Beans. ITS DELICIOUS!!) I am looking forward to going to school in January and returning to see all my friends and family. 

With Love and Light,

Lauren Elizabeth
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