Procrastinate Much...

It is my last night in Maryland!  Tomorrow I set off to New York City where I will spend the night, so I can depart to Dublin on Thursday.  I feel like I just got news that I was teaching abroad this summer, and now I am actually leaving!!  This past weekend I have been a busy girl.  I spent time running errands, doing a little cleaning around the place, and tried to start packing.  Packing didn't go so well.  I am a procrastinator and what do procrastinators do best... wait til the last minute.  Well, waiting til the last minute is definitely my forte whether it is writing a paper, packing, or doing whatever I am supposed to have done.

To start off my going away, I spent the day with my family on Sunday.  We played some softball in the backyard, watched some TV, and then had an amazing dinner.  My mom asked me what I wanted for my going away dinner, and I had only 2 requests... 1) potato salad and 2) anything that is not BBQ.  I know that is weird being American and all, but seriously NO BBQ for this chick!  After dinner I headed on home to do some laundry so I could I actually get down to packing!

Monday... My plan was to get everything I needed for my trip done.  Did that happen?  Heck no!  Instead of packing, I took a 2 hour long nap and then I met up with the girls for a farewell dinner.  After a strawberry swirl margarita and some Mexican food I was in a food coma, so I just went on home put a few lessons together for my teaching then off to bed I was.  Even though I was off to bed, my home looks like a disaster zone with things all over the place...

(The picture is kind of fitting... getting packed under two pictures of Italy--Positano and Venice)

I am starting to cut it a little close, it's Tuesday night.  I just packed my enormous suitcase, and lucky me it weighs 49 lbs!!  Just under the limit, but the catch is that I still have a few things I need to put in, so wish me luck!  Now remember, my goal was to pack everything in the one big suitcase.  I did not reach my goal.  Even after unpacking a few things, I still needed a second suitcase.  The good thing is that I can unload a few things in Ireland, and I will hopefully be able to flatten the second bag so it fits into the big suitcase.  It took my roomie and I a good 45 minutes to come up with that idea when we realized not everything was going to fit!

At 12:08am on Wednesday, June 22, I am officially packed!!  And here's the proof...

I will be carrying on my backpack and the purple purse.  The two red bags will be getting checked!

So, off to bed for me.  Off to work in the AM, then picking up my things and headed to the train station. I can't believe the day has finally come!