5 days to go!

I cannot believe I'm leaving in 5 days! My last full week/weekend in the US is over and it was a memorable one for sure. The week started off with me getting the Flu for the second time in a month which must be a sign for something...although I'm not sure what. The week ended well on Friday though as I toughed through my cough and fatigue to attend my "good-bye" dinner which was put together by my roommate Kate and future roommate Laura (junior). We started off at PF Chang's (which I think was delicious although I couldn't really taste anything), and then I was taken on a "last chance to see these thing in America" scavenger hunt around Boston. Kate and Laura made up the clues and ran ahead of the rest of the group so that they could put them in each new location which included some of my favorite spots (Sephora, Urban Outfitters, Dunkin Donuts, and of course, my apt last year). The final spot was at the dorm that I lived in first semester. When I walked in there was one sign that said "Goodbye America" with an arrow pointing down the hall and another sign which said " G'day Australia along with a GIGANTIC cake in the shape of Australia, including a little, tiny, Tazmania on the right. It was AWESOME and way more than I ever expected!

So that was Friday night. Saturday was my mom's (and dad's) birthday(s) and Joy and I made the most delicious (again couldn't really taste/smell anything) dinner/dessert in the world and threw my mom a little party which was a lot of fun...mostly for her :)

Now here I am on Sunday morning trying to make a mental list of all the things I need to do before I leave and I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed, but as long as I don't wait until Thursday night to do it all (which I'm going to try VERY hard not to do), I think I'll be okay!
Maybe I should go write this mental list down.....