this whole summer seemed to be a whirlwind of good times with great friends. maybe it's the leaving that makes it go by so fast. the no bummer summer ended far too quickly for me.
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now it's my turn and honestly it couldn't come soon enough.
i am so excited to get this chance to change. to be out of my environment, to gain the perspective you lose after being immersed in your life for so long. so many big things are happening and will be happening. this next year is full of hope!
GOALS that WILL be accomplished:
1. no drinking. no smoking. eating right.
2. work out to the point of being a derby monster when i come back. (hellooooo apolo ohno workout routine.)
3. get an edumacation! i'm already registered for online courses and am super duper excited to start using my brain again.
4. READ! WRITE! DRAW! i am going to be so selfish with my time. i like to have fun as much as the next guy, no doubt there, but i miss having filled sketch books and story times.
5. learn to play the ukulele. it's already on it's way over to kuwait. i think my lack dexterity is going to be the major issue.
6. go to Thailand on my two week leave. i want to see the world and i'm going to start making that happen.
a lot is going to change while i am gone. i am going to change while i am gone. the changing won't stop once i'm back either...
picking up and starting over is getting harder and harder. it is getting to the point where i am going to want to have somewhere i can always go back to. of course one of those places is Michigan but i want a place to call my very own and i honestly don't think that place is going to be Rhode Island.
...i still have to pack my duffel bags for tomorrow.
one last thing because it is so important. remember the relief that you feel right now. this is better than anytime that was.
