I'm not good at packing.

I have been busy saying my goodbyes to everyone and (attempting) to clean out my room, closets, boxes from college, etc. (The reason I've spent so much time cleaning my room, I think, is so that I won't have to start packing my suitcase.) Not very productive, unless you count the two big boxes of clothes and books that I'm unloading at Goodwill tomorrow.

The real fun will be this weekend, because we're having my brother's graduation party on Saturday, and his graduation ceremony is Sunday. It'll be a great chance to see all my family and friends before I leave. And, my sister is flying in from Arizona!!! She has an internship there, so she's just coming back for the weekend.

We're both flying out of O'Hare in Chicago on Monday...Erin to Tucson, and me to Madrid. Mom and Andy are taking us to the airport. It'll be hard to say goodbye to my family. These past couple weeks have really made me appreciate them -- especially my brother, because he's going to training for Army Reserves ROTC in July. After Monday, we probably won't see each other again until January. But serving in the military is really important to him, and I'm proud that he's doing it.

Anyway...this whole online journal feels sort of weird...like I'm just talking to myself...so I'm stopping now. More later, when I actually have something interesting to write. :-)