So today is my last day in town, or Oregon for that matter. Tomorrow, bright and early, I’ll start making my way towards Milwaukee, Wisconsin where I’ll be living with a distant relative until I leave in September for England.

Nick and I have been dating for seven months, and now we’ll finally be able to both be in the same time zone, as well as the same city – what a concept! I can’t even express how excited I am. But in the same breath, I’d be lying if I didn’t say that moving is also sad because of all the great people I’m leaving behind.

Tomorrow evening I’ll be picking him up at the Boise airport - he’s flying in to drive the rest of the way with me. I’m slowly but surely checking off items on my long “to do” list.

My summertime adventure in the Midwest is about to begin…