adventure awaits

SO...the time has come. I got accepted to Florence University of the Arts about four-or-so months ago and I am finally headed to the airport tomorrow. The hours of paperwork, preparation, packing and re-packing.... I'll be in Europe from January 20-May 11. 

This week I finished up working at Children's Medical Group (I miss you ladies already), wrapped up editing a few final shoots and attempted seeing all of my friends and family. I'm almost bummed out to be leaving right now as my little "business" is taking off. I have strangers contacting me for rates, asking about packages, etc...never in my wildest dreams would I have expected anyone other than close friends ask me to take their photos. Mostly because it started out as building my portfolio, and within a matter of six months, it's turned into this. So much love to everyone who has hired me to take their pictures, recommended me to a friend, "liked" my Facebook page or simply encouraged me along the way. 

The reason I say I'm almost bummed out about leaving now is because...well, I'm not. At all. I guess I somewhat wish I didn't have to leave it, but I also know it'll be here when I come back. And that goes for everything. My biggest fear in leaving America has been that people would move on with their lives and forget about me (I know, I know..), but that's so irrational.

I'm about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime and am so beyond excited, mostly because I know that this opportunity may never present itself to me again. I've never been away from my house for more than two weeks, and I'm about to move out of the country to go to school, live, explore and WHO EVEN KNOWS what else. 

That, and the fact that I've thought about it and realized that the important people, the important things...they don't go away. 

Talk to you on the other side!

xoxo