See ya, South Carolina

So this is it - I leave in the morning!  I will be boarding a tiny little, 3 seat across Embraer with my super cute Anne Klein zebra luggage and my lime green carry-on (Thanks, Grandma!) and heading straight for DFW.  

Packing complete! And if you can't already tell by the wagging tail in the corner, Graham helped.

I'd be lying if I said it has hit me yet.  I'll be going on 22 different visits in the span of 3 1/2 months after this 2 1/2 weeks of crunch-time training.  Holy cow.  

Am I excited?  Like you wouldn't believe.

Am I nervous?  Absolutely.

Missing flights, losing luggage, traveling alone and straining relationships with my close friends are ALL things that I'm scared of...but then I take a breath.  And then I thank the Lord that I'm avoiding corporate cubicles and putting off the endless studying that accompanies graduate school for another year.  I have been given this amazing opportunity and I will make the best of it.

And drum roll, please!  For those of you who haven't seen it yet - here is my schedule:

Aug 10-15	Delta State		Cleveland, MS
Aug 15-19	Mississippi State		Starkville, MS
Aug 19-23	Southern Mississippi		Hattiesburg, MS
Aug 23-26	Louisiana-Lafayette		Lafayette, LA
Aug 26-30	Rhodes		Memphis, TN
Aug 30-Sept 3	West Georgia		Carollton, GA
Sept 3-6	BREAK
Sept 6-13	UT Dallas		Richardson, TX
Sept 13-21	UC Merced		Merced, CA
Sept 21-25	UC San Diego		LaJolla, CA
Sept 25-29	Brenau		Gainesville, GA
Sept 29-Oct 3	BREAK
Oct 3-7	TexasA&M - CC		Corpus Christi, TX
Oct 7-11	Stephen F. Austin		Nacogdoches, TX
Oct 11-15	UT Arlington		Arlington, TX
Oct 15-19	Texas Tech		Lubbock, TX
Oct 19-23	Northern Arizona		Flagstaff, AZ
Oct 23-27	Oregon		Eugene, OR
Oct 27-31	BREAK
Oct 31-Nov 4	Jacksonville		Jacksonville, FL
Nov 4-8	Iowa		Iowa City, IA
Nov 8-12	Iowa State		Ames, IA
Nov 12-16	UT Dallas		Richardson, TX
Nov 16-19	Kentucky		Lexington, KY
Nov 19-23	Centre		Danville, KY
Nov 23-27	BREAK
Nov 27-Dec 7	OPEN		To be filled.
Dec 7-13	Mid Year Training		Arlington, TX

So in the name of silver, gold and blue, I'm off to reunite with my 6 fellow traveling field consultants. Rumor has it we're going to be best friends.