Packing will be the death of me!

SO... wow, this is my first post! I just wanted to get my blog up and running before I actually head out of the country. It's Saturday night and I just spent a depressing hour on facebook reading about how ALL my friends are heading back to Villanova to begin the new school year. While I did NOT miss packing up my truck with all the typical college things, I DO miss being on Nova's campus seeing everyone for the first time since summer. I have however been massively packing, unpacking and re-packing for my trip abroad. Seems my program and the airline have limited me to two bags (ONLY 2) for four months. I think I could probably fill up one with all my makeup and shoes. So, needless to say, the last month has been a challenge, choosing which parts of my American life to bring and which parts to leave at home. I have finally finished, after weeks of shopping, organizing and making list after list, I believe I am finally done getting everything ready. I have a few last minute items to add before my flight Wed. morning, but my last few days at home should be fairly stress-free. I'm planning on spending lots of quality time with the fam and seeing a few more close friends. Tomorrow we are heading into D.C. for a nice dinner, and shooting our infamous "Petty Christmas Card", my Mom's been nagging Beka, Forrest and I to pick out some matching outfits. I'll probably post once more before I leave, my nerves havent gotten the best of me yet! Until then, ma'salama (goodbye in arabic)!