Three Weeks...

In exactly three weeks from today, I'll be on a plane to Florida! Today I received another DCP email - one I didn't even know we were getting!

 I started packing a couple days ago, but I didn't pack much. Since it's summer it's not like I can pack all of the clothes I would wear in Florida - because I wear them now. I've got my bedding set aside along with some warm clothes. I'm using Ziploc Space Bags for all of my clothing and bedding, which cause extreme wrinkles, so I won't be completely packed until the night before I leave. I'm stressing out about packing; I'm afraid I'll forget something!

Less Than a Month

As of yesterday, July 8th, it is now under a month until I move to Florida! I have felt completely terrified the last week of moving. It's a lot different going from 100 days until moving to just over 30 days. I'm über nervous but I still don't regret accepting my offer. I was extremely nervous to start college and I ended up loving the independence. I know this journey is going to be hard at first, but I know I can do it. It helps knowing there's thousands of other people my age going through the same thing as I am that understand how hard it is; there will always be someone I can talk with.

Since I'm now under a month until leaving, that means I get to do what I'm dreading most: packing. I'm honestly such a procrastinator when it comes to packing, I'll probably end up starting the week before I leave and have a few panic episodes along the way... haha oops!

I should also be getting New Hire paperwork soon, so that's exciting! A lot of August 4th arrivals have completed theirs and some September arrivals said they have received theirs as well, yet I haven't heard of any people with my arrival date that have received paperwork. Ah well, it will come soon!

7 Weeks!

My countdown until check-in is now under 50 days! That's so crazy! Time is really starting to fly by now, I remember when I had 118 days left! It won't be long until I have to start packing. I'm going to apply for a passport this afternoon, so hopefully that's approved and comes in before I leave! I was talking to one of my good friends from the DCP Facebook page and we realized we only live 3 hours away from each other, so we're planning to meet up soon! I also leave for my last vacation this year on Thursday, so that's exciting! I'll be so sad when it's over, it's like my second home up there!

Progress!

There's been a couple more steps leading towards my DCP this week! On Wednesday I received this lovely email:

Yay for finally getting more emails!

And today we FINALLY bought plane tickets! I checked the airline website this morning and discovered the flight I wanted had filled up and all of the prices went up. I had a small panic attack and immediately called my mom and told her we need to get tickets today! So after some bickering and one mental breakdown later (on my part), our flights are booked! Unfortunately the airline we picked did not offer any non-stop flight options, so we have a connecting flight in Chicago. I haven't been to Chicago in a few years, so I'll be excited to stop there, even if it's just in the airport for an hour!

My mom and I have also decided that her, my brother, and I need to invest in a passport for the each of us. My dad does international travel with his job and if there were ever a reason for us to need to get to him, a passport would certainly be helpful. Plus, we really don't want to take my social security card to Florida!

Vacation!

I may not post for a week or so, because like the title of this post says, I'm going on vacation! I'm going up north for the next week! There's usually little to no internet, so I tend to just disappear online for a week. I'm so excited to be on the beach again! I'll also get to see my roommate from college as where we're going is where us two met! But first, we have to make the five hour drive up there!