It is almost August. Tomorrow I leave for home once again. Ah home. It has never looked better. And this vacation promises to be the best one yet!

I am so excited to see my family. I haven't seen my nephews and niece since Christmas! That is far too long. I'm a horrible aunt! I can't wait to give hugs and kisses and presents! What good am I as their aunt if I can't spoil them a bit? My whole extended family will be in town when I pull in so it will be exciting to see them all as well. I also can't wait to share the news of my engagement with them! Of course, they already know we are engaged, but it will be exciting to let them know all the details and the date of the wedding.

My friends back home are wonderful. I have missed them. Saturday night has bright possibilities. I wouldn't mind if a few "unexpected" guests arrived as well! No, I wouldn't mind one little bit.I actually would be a little disappointed. Every time I'm home certain persons stop by at random. I have rather come to count on it. I would be very sad if I did not see their faces this trip home.

I'll also be turning 20. That seemed so old a year ago. I was actually dreading this birthday. I didn't want to be 20 at all. I wanted to stay a teenager and stay young forever. That fear has long subsided. I am embracing 20 and cannot wait to see where it brings me. A whole 'nother decade. Mine all mine.

I have spent the better part of the last few days trying to organize my half of my new room for the next year. It would've been so much easier if housing would've just let me move off campus. Ah well. My room is starting to look a little better. A little more like home in some ways. And I have been able to fit all my stuff in one little corner so hopefully my roommates will have enough space for all of their stuff. I home they don't mind that I took the loft... but I am the oldest (by graduation date) and I was here first. So they really have no room to complain.

I can't wait for freshman week! Definitely not because of the freshman, and honestly I think it's going to be hard to be around the leadership as well. Especially on my hall. It'll take a bit still for me to get used to the whole idea. I'm not bitter or angry or hurt anymore. It's just going to be very different this year. But I'm still excited for freshman week when I return. It'll give me and my best friends time to just bum around and do pretty much nothing together all the time. Amazing.

I can't wait to be home. There's no place like home... there's no place like home!