weekend

two weeks from today i will have left the states for the last time in two years. i will have landed in vienna, austria for a two week vacation with my family.
hopefully by then all of the things i have to get done will be. i continue to add to and cross off from my to do list. on the agenda tomorrow is buying the backpack that will serve as the only suitcase i take with me on my 2 year adventure. i've been getting a lot of little things done. mailing letters, buying different items that i'll need, emailing different people, and making lots of mental check lists about packing. it's hard trying to decide what to bring when i only get a backpack that holds 75 Liters.
this past weekend was probably the most fun one of the summer. saturday i got up early and went shopping at two different thrift stores; then i met up with christy and we spent a couple hours walking around an ann arbor art fair. it was absolutely beautiful. especially the photography booths. it really made me want to travel and take pictures. good thing i get to travel. now all i need is for my photography skills to be stunning. it was also great to share a lot of similar concerns with a friend who is also going to be living abroad. then sunday i drove down to northern indiana to visit sarah. i spent less than 20 hrs there, but it was good, and worth it. we talked a lot, but also got to do fun things like play football and go to applebees. and i got to meet a lot of her friends. it was great closure. a mixture of fun and good conversations. so all in all the weekends was exactly what i needed.