the ahhh moments...

Right now, yes this moment of writing is an "ahhh" moment.

"Ahhh" moments are those moments when you realize that this is actually your life. This is actually happening to you. These moments could happen at anytime throughout the day. 

For instance, I am just sitting here relaxing on the couch in my parents house, writing. Writing the beginnings of a blog that will tell of the adventures I am soon to have in a far away land. Ahhh. This is my life, I am getting ready to leave. This is my life, the butterflies spring from their slumber even as I type.

Earlier there was another "ahhh" moment. I was sitting in my room. My phone buzzed with the excitement of sharing shoes. Packing. Oh I suppose that has to happen sooner or later. I am going to be packing for five months of traveling. That is another moment when you realize that this is actually happening. 

As I go through my life prior to leaving, my stomach turns with excitement and yet it is filled with butterflies that seem to erupt every time I think about the various items that I still have to do. I make the lists and then I always seem to lose them. I make more and seem to forget things. I have that nagging feeling that I am going to forget some of the most important items for my travels. Dreams keep occurring where I lose my passport or forget to pack anything at all.

I have daydreams of walking down the sidewalks of Wales and of my new University. All the daydreams are "ahhh" moments too. Yep I am really going, and yep this blog is really happening. And yep, this is my life. 

 "For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

        -Jeremiah 29:11

And yet, another "ahhh" moment...