Zehn Tage

Zehn Tage. 10 days. I will be Stateside in my family's arms in 10 days. It sounds so incredibly sweet. I'm looking forward to that nervous feeling I feel when I walk through the gate to see my family. I can't wait to hug my dad! And I know Sarah will tear up. She always does! (Love it!) But if you rewind a few steps, my first favorite thing is walking through Customs. I love hearing those two small words, "Welcome home." My heart melts. I've landed safely in America. It doesn't matter if you've been gone for two days or two years they always say this.

Well, I've started seriously packing. I have a few things in my bag. Now this weekend, I will focus on clothes and thinking of outfits. I love every aspect of traveling -even the packing and repacking. What can I say, I like organization. Clearly, I'm a teacher.

With that... yes, I'm still in school. Our last day is next Wednesday and if you haven't figured it out- my flight is the next day! I'm already have a feeling of resfeber.  This anxious feeling travelers get before the journey begins. I always get this. I have terrible nightmares and even worse daydreams of what could possible happen. My mind to seems to cover it all from lost baggage to well... I pray every time I take off and trust that God will get me from one coast to the next safely.

On top of my travel worries, I feel like my life is quaquaversal right now. I'm a walking contradiction and it's utterly exhausting. So I'm taking it day by day. My goal now is getting home safely and to spend my six weeks full of joy, family, and some serious American goodness! (with some serious workout to cover all the whoopie pies, wine, chips, and pizza I'm about to down! Anyone got a membership to a gym they won't use in July/August?) I'm not thinking about work or USA vs Germany. I will finish my last full week of school strong with some cool math games, my first Author's Tea, and one last test. On the weekends, I'm just going to enjoy every second I have with my friends here and just have some serious irreplaceable fun. I hope to see all of them. It won't feel right to leave without saying goodbye.

xx