goodbye aggieland

i'm packed, i've changed my address, i have my desk at work cleaned out, and i've turned in/forwarded/cancelled/started everything that i needed to in order to say goodbye to aggieland for good.

5 years here.  so strange to be leaving, and yet so exciting too.  SO many things are happening in my life right now, and i'm about to take the plunge.  #1 on my list, move to victoria.  check.  well...at 5:00, check.

today is like moving into college station was, but in reverse i guess.  i remember being scared to death, driving to college station to start college when i was barely 18.  18!? my sister is about to be 18!  so crazy to think....

i was sooo nervous because all i'd known was graham, america, and i thought college station was a huuuuge city. HA.  it gets smaller by the day.  i remember thinking that about graham. 5 years, 1 bachelor's degree, 4 best friends, and one engagement ring later, here i am again with my entire life packed into a trailer.  bittersweet? yes.

my boss made me dinner at his house last night, and everyone else i work with came too.  they bought me a keurig coffee maker! woot!  and they wrote a very sweet card, and the student worker wrote another one from just herself.  there's still so much more to say, but i still have to delete the history off of my work computer.  and they've actually given me a lot to do on my last day.  but i don't mind.  if i didn't have anything to do, then time would drag on, and this post would be a lot more sappy.  i'll leave it here. 

i'm moving to victoria!!!

till then... i'll miss you aggieland :)

HP7

please look at this.  you are welcome.

can't believe it's all coming to an end.  here's a few thing i've learned from harry potter:

keep calm, and cast a patronus.
eat chocolate, it really does help.
happiness can be found in the darkest of places, if one remembers to turn on a light.
the scariest of things are just riddikulus, and you should laugh at them.
the fear of a name only increases the fear of the thing itself, so call it like it is.
If you're confused, it's probably wrackspurts.
When in doubt, retrace your steps.
just because something only happens in your head, doesn't mean that it didn't happen.

so many others.  all i can say is that jk rowling is a genius.
also, to any HP fans out there..did anyone realize the connection between the hallows and voldemort, snape and harry? voldy died from his greed for power, snape died for his lost love, and harry welcomed death like an old friend! hmm? yea, i thought of that all by myself :)

oh and here's a quote from jk rowling herself, when she spoke at the premiere:
"no story lives until someone wants to listen. The stories we love best do live in us forever. So whether you come back by page or by the big screen, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home."
i'm probably gonna cry at the movie.  go ahead and make fun, HP is the greatest children's book of all time.

less than 1 month

As I printed out all my hostel booking confirmations, and googled the directions from train stations to airports, i realized.....

I AM GOING TO EUROPE FOR A MONTH IN LESS THAN A MONTH..

and me and jenna planned and paid for it all ourselves.  am.adult.
we're leaving the 3rd and i can't wait.  pretty soon it will be goodbye america, and

hello
ola
bonjour, and
hallo
Europe!

if anyone wants a souvenir, let me know!

p.s. here's a couple sentences i have been able to say in french so far:  Bonjour, je suis Nikki, et j'aime voyager en Europe.  Mon ami va aller avec moi, et nous allon avoir du plaisir.  :]

Update 7/8: Look what I got for my birthday!  Taylor bought me an awesome backpack that I'm taking to Europe..the ONLY bag I'm taking to Europe :| let's hope it everything fits!