The time has finally come!! In less than 24 hours I'll be on a plane headed to Guatemala!! I can feel myself getting more excited every hour as the realization slowly sinks in! The packing as gone smoothly so far! Once the load of laundry in the dryer is dry I will be done! Around 5ish I'll head up to Kansas City to stay with a friend of mine! Then on the plane around 6am! I think the plan is to arrive in Guatemala around noon.

I'm leaving behind my cell phone because I don't think I will be calling people very much on the trip. I will survive by getting on Facebook to update people on how my trip is going! I'm also leaving behind my one love, Bagheera, who is a 4 year old Puggle. (hybrid of a Pug and a Beagle) She always knows when I am about to leave when I bring out my red Nike bag. When she sees that bag she always begins to follow me around the house. Yes, even to the bathroom! She then proceeds to give me the guilt trip puppy dog eyes when I take the bag to my car. I know my roommates take good care of her when I am gone but for some reason I always feel bad! This won't be the longest I have left her but I am certain she will assume that I have left her for eternity! But when I finally get home she will welcome me back with the excitement that I have never seen or received by a human being! This is why I will miss her the most!

But enough about my dog! I am having lunch with one of my friends who graduated yesterday. This will be the last time I see him for a while because he is moving to Tulsa and starting a new job in just a week. I hope I don't cry, but I can't promise that I won't! I will be able to see my other friend for a couple days once I get back to the states before he moves away to Texas.

Its a bitter sweet day, but I am trying to take it all in and enjoy the ride of life!