One month and Counting

Exactly one month from today, my college adventure will begin! It's exciting, but also a bit sad as I step out of the world that my parents have made for me, and leave childhood behind.
As I reminisce and excitedly ponder what the future holds, I'm attempting to pack and gather everything I may need for this new adventure. So far, nothing is packed, but only thrown into the "take to college" pile! Here are just a few of the basics in my pile:
...bedding
...shower flip flops
...some storage bins
..... a flash light
....towels and shower caddy
....French press
.... a vase (now, I think that every girl should take a vase with her to college, for there may come a day when she needs a place to put a bouquet)
....pens and pencils
.... a sleeping mask (for those nights when my roommate might be studying while I want to sleep :)  ) 
...  speakers
... a sewing kit

....and a few other odds and ends. I'm curious to discover what a college student actually "needs", and what only clutters up the tiny dorm room. I guess it's one of those things that must be learned by experience! Only 30 days and counting until the adventure becomes a reality!

College? Now?!

Do you ever feel like you're being rushed? Like everything is happening way too fast? I am a little over a month away from having my entire life changed-forever, and this is exactly how I feel. Mid-August, I'll be packed up, moved out, and headed for Chicago to go to college at Moody Bible Institute. It seemed like only yesterday that I was a little kid, only dreaming about going to college someday!

Whether I'm ready or not, the time has come, and that is precisely why I  decided to start this blog. My intent is to make this a place where I can chronicle my adventures, mistakes, and experiences so that hopefully, some of my enterprises prove helpful to future college freshman! 

Please, bombard me with questions and your own advice if you've already "been there, done that"- I would greatly appreciate it. 

Well, here's to a new chapter in life-who knows what the Lord may have in store.