Andiamo! (Let's go!)

 Let's be real people.  Who really travels with out food.  No one cool does.  #fatgirlprobzz

Hmmm.  For the record, both my bags are under 50lbs.  Guess who is bringing home lots of souvenirs?!  This girls is!

You know you have those moments sometimes where you just feel like the world is completely at your feet?  Literally, the world is completely at my feet at this very moment.  Literally.  My bags are packed.  My carry on is full of food (as it always should be).  Good-byes have been said.  Mom has cried.  And believe it or not, the time has finally come people.  I AM GOING TO ITALY!  Never thought I would finally get to hear those beautiful words.  It is happening.  And I could not be more ready.  I need some serious fresh air!  And well deserved fresh air after packing up everything I own in AUburn and hauling it back to the B.ham crib.  Whew.  I'm way over packing and unpacking.

 Pre packing up the beloved Apt. #1102...it had so much spunk.  I kinda liked it being my home.

I would compare this room to an empty jar of peanut butter.  Kinda makes you want to cry a little.

The past week has been one full of so many emotions.  I moved out of  my apartment and moved out of being roommates with quite possiblely the two most incredible human being on the planet.  Packed to leave the country for 3 months.  Said good-bye to my YoungLife girls.  Walked around Auburn's breathtakingly beautiful campus at night for the last time. Took my last college exams.  And said good-bye to some of the most stunning, loving, caring, fun group of friends any girl could ask for.  Needless to say, emotions were running high.  And we all know how I deal with emotions…like a champ.  Same kind of emotions I am sure a lot of you have experienced at least once in your lifetime.  That feeling of complete and utter heartbreak.  The feeling of knowing that the moments and time just spent and are having to part with may very well be some of the sweetest times, laughs, and memories ever to look back on.  College.  Man, seriously did that just happen?

 Our last pot-luck dinner all together.  And what kind of get together would it be with out some booty -twirkin' and girl dance circles?  It would be pretty lame.

 I was home alone one night getting nostalgic and made this sad little piece of work.  Freshman formal and Senior formal. (If you guess which one was senior formal wrong, I will drop kick you.)  Love that we literally have 4 years of wonderful memories together ladies.  Let the good times keep on rollin'!  

You know something?  I was thinking the other day about graduation and the whole saying good-bye thing.  Sometimes I feel jealous of the people who only have like one friend.  They are very content with that one friend and you know why?   Because they never have to say good-bye because they never leave.  They never have to experience the heartbreak that comes from saying good-bye to the people to shaped you to be the one you are at this very moment.  But…then it hit me, or well was reminded by a friend.  How great is it that we have been given wonderful people in our lives that make saying good-bye so stinkin’ hard.  How great is it that we can look through the seasons of  our lives and see all the different people who flavored it.  I guess it is pretty great if you ask me.

College could not have been any better.  And saying good-bye to all my friends on Samford lawn dressed in cap and gown could not have been any more of a memorable way to part with the people who are truly the characters in my testimony.  I think the saddest part about everyone going their separate ways is moving on knowing we no longer have the luxury and promises of another year.  High school to college transition was hard, but so full of exciting anticipations.  New friends, sorority (or in my case, getting my booty kicked in swim practice by someone new), football games, dorm life, roommates, independence…the list goes on.  College to real world is a lot less fun and a lot more lonely.  Yes, adventures await each of us, but it is frightening knowing I wont have as many hands to hold while we run.

Acting like freshman since 2008!  I mean WHAAAAAAAT? Are those caps a gowns I see ladies?  eww.  Get those off.  But if there is a way to make those hats and gowns look good, we are doing a fine job I must say!

So.  With that whole world at my feet thing…yeah I really do.  I will be boarding the plane to Rome, Italy at 3:30 eastern time May 6^th and will arrive at my destination at 7:30am Italy time on May 7th.  Weird.  Bon voyage to me! Had some good ol’ American BBQ for dinner tonight.  Gulped down my last sweet tea for a while and said ‘Ciao America! See you in 3 months!’

This is my last post state-side for a while.  Ill be seein’ yah around hommies!  Don’t forget about me.  Yell at me if I don’t update this a lot…I will want it for myself later on so make me just do it.  Nike would be so proud.

Later gators.