Today is the BIG day!

Good morning! It's finally here! My 26th birthday! Oh yeah and that other thing...you know that trip where  I'll be traveling around the world. haha. The last couple of weeks have been a whirl wind! Emotions all over the place, lots of planning and lots of quality time with family and friends! I had my birthday/going away party over the weekend. It was a nice way to close out my time in S. FL.

I asked all my guest to donate kids' tooth brushes and school supplies instead of giving me presents. The turn out was overwhelming and the collected items will be donated to orphanages I will be working with in Ghana, South Africa, and India. I got so much stuff I had to bring an extra piece of luggage!

Speaking of luggage...packing was a bitch! No, really. I never imagined it would be so difficult, but when you have 4 month's worth of stuff it's kind of hard staying within airline regulations. I packed and unpacked about 10 times. I had to leave a lot of stuff behind, but oh well.

It looks like walmart exploded in my room! This is everything I took with me.

Well It's now or never...ready for the trip of a lifetime. First stop...Montreal!