Only 6 weeks to go! I am very much looking forward to my 3-month long hiatus in the country of Sweden... As is my boyfriend Daniel, who is only a "little" of the reason I am going ;) I've never done anything like this before, and am desperately hoping and praying that everything comes together for the good... And that my homesickness keeps itself at a dull roar ;) This being my last semester of achieving my Associates degree, I will be leaving on the tail-end of great feelings of accomplishment and success. This will be a very important and fulfilling milestone for me, having been FOUR years in the making (yikes!) and all. Hey, timeliness and speed have never exactly been my forte. Slow and steady wins the race, right? ;D

My reasons for starting this blog is so I can stay in contact with home... I won't be able to call or email everyone I would like to, and this way I can post pictures and funny/special anecdotes or other stories... Three months is a long time to store them all up and try to remember them! And it is also a very long time to be away from those I love, so I hope that my family and friends will check in every once in a while and leave me a comment, message, or some other little snippet to remind me of home. I am greatly anticipating this exciting summer, but I am not looking forward to missing out on day-to-day life, especially missing the first three months of my brand-new baby cousin's life! Don't change too much baby Morgan :( I will also be leaving behind a very huge chunk of myself in America, my best friend and co-conspirator/partner in crime... My mom. Not having her to call up at my slightest whim to poke fun at the random passersby or exclaim excitedly over a song I just heard on the radio or double over in fits of laughter with in the aisle at the grocery store... This will be sad. But we will hopefully be able to talk regularly and keep each other updated on the more important bits of news and randomness. Facebook is going to see a lot more action between the two of us! ;D I love you mom.

On a brighter note, Daniel has planned wonderful trips and exciting opportunities, including a two-week Swedish learning course and helping out at the Stockholm church in any way that I can, so I will be taking every chance to fully enjoy and grow from this experience :) My mind is open and very ready for this amazing summer and whatever God has in store for me. Keep me in your prayers and thoughts.