The much anticipated day has finally arrived! I leave for DC on an Amtrak train at 8:21 this evening. I've had a nagging feeling for the past few days that I've forgotten to pack something, but I can't figure out what it is (and neither can my mother), so I think I'm golden.
Today is a stressful day for my family in general. My parents and I will be leaving for Atlanta early so we can stop by the hospital where my 12-year-old cousin is having spinal surgery. She has the warning signs of scoliosis, so she's having surgery now to head it off. It is a fairly routine surgery, but it takes about 8 hours, and it got a late start today, so it'll be a long day of waiting. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers throughout today and throughout the summer when she'll be recovering.
Gene Mitchell joked that I mentioned Kayleigh Irby and not him in my last post, so I'd like to say how grateful I am for how supportive he's been of me. Gene, I'll miss you very much, but I'm very excited to go, and I know you're excited for me!
I'm starting to get a bit nervous now that it's actually here. The thing I'm most concerned about is navigating the metro. Anyone who has ever ridden in a car with me knows that I have virtually no sense of direction, and any map might as well be written in Greek. Luckily, Kayleigh does have a good sense of direction, and I'm sure with her help I'll be zipping around DC like a local by August.
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