A goodbye

I leave tomorrow morning, and I know I won't have internet access in a stable environment for a few days until I get settled, so I'm doing a quick update.

There was a going away party on Thursday. So many friends, so many good times, so many smiling faces I will miss until June. I got a web cam from Steven and Stacy, so I'll be able to Skype with friends and see their faces without having to spend a ton on phone calls. That makes things so much easier for Spence and me, assuming the skyping works. I've just made Skype a verb.

Spencer, Stacy, Steven and Ali are meeting me at the airport tomorrow, which is amazing and it gives me one last thing to look forward to before I head off towards a day of exhausting travel. Spencer is amazing, and he's made the past few days of my life wonderful. It feels so good to be in this with him and to know he has my back. Things could not have turned out better. I can't wait to tell him about my trip.

I'll arrive in Rome around 8 am, which is 2 am Indiana time. I have a layover in Chicago and in Newark, so wish me luck. Until we meet again across the pond, ciao.