One. Week.

     I love hourglasses. I have a purple half-hour glass on my chest-of-drawers with my collection of wine glasses. I think I could sit and watch an hour glass all day, watching the sand pour down and pile up. I just think they're so pretty.

     Today marks the last milestone before I leave. One. more. week. Half of me is thinking 'Yay! Finally, after all the planning and waiting and packing, I only have seven more days before I get to go to Ecuador!'. But the other half? It's thinking 'Oh God. I only have seven. more. days. One more week of Mama and Daddy and Molly, one more Sunday at church, one more week of home food and Wal-Mart and my pets and my bed...' Yeah. I think it might have hit me. 

     This week might be the slowest week of my life, and it probably will also be the fastest.

     Before Friday morning, I have to put ten months worth of clothes and shoes; most of teaching and craft supplies, apartment things, bathroom products, and food stuff I can't get in Ecuador (the parents will be USPSing the rest); a few highly selective books; three electric griddles (not mine, I'm just the delivery girl), my laptop, DVDs, and camera...in three suitcases, a duffle bag, a carryon, and a backpack. Total: 240 lbs or less!
 
    {Disclaimer: This is totally and completely just a loose outline, not my entire packing list. Don't be absurd, readers :) I've been loading my packing list into Microsoft Excel for two months now. And yes, I'm OCD, just a little.}
 
     So far, books are my main struggle. Y'all all know I prefer to live with my own library...just look at my room. One wall is solid custom-built bookcases that are very close to full. So, being that books are heavy, I can't take as many as I'd like (around 50 ish haha). I'm having the early symptoms of withdrawals. Since my parents aren't willing to establish a cross-continental lending library, collection of audiobooks: check...download Kindle app on iPhone: double check. 

    
     pray, Pray, PRAY for me this week, and next! I will probably need it more than I've ever needed prayer in my entire life! Thank you all!