So today was my last day at home...for five months! I can't believe that the semester that I've dreamed about since high school is finally here! Today was filled with packing...weighing the suitcase...repacking, reweighing, and repeat. Luckily good ol' St. Nick was good to me this year and brought me a sweet suitcase weigh-er thing that I just hook onto my suitcase and pick up, and it tells me exactly how much stuff needs to be taken out of my suitcase...much better than coal. I took a break from the packing for a fabulous steak dinner with crab salad that my mom made for me (apparently the family I'm staying with doesn't eat meat for dinner very often). She also made a three layer chocolate cake with marshmallow-ish frosting in honor of my departure, which was
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