For those of you who are unaware, and to remind those of you who are, I am working this summer with a group called Deep Impact. It is a branch of NC Baptist Missions, and I will be helping to lead week-long summer mission projects for middle- and high-school aged youth. I'll be traveling all around this lovely state of mine, and living out of suitcases along the way.
I am super excited for my trip, but I've decided that it might be fun to describe my last day here at home as I prepare to go. Partially to keep myself on track, and partially because pre-trip Kailyn is always super procrastinating and super stressed a lot of the time.
So, here we go, my last day home, June 8, 2013, occurred as follows:
8:00am - My mother enters my room to make sure I am waking up. I had actually set my alarm for 8:10. I grunt some sort of reply at her and am asleep again as she closes the door.
8:10am - Alarm goes off. Reluctantly, I crawl out of bed and grab a small hand mirror near my bed to asses my hair. It is frizzy. Braid it is. I braid my hair, quickly dress, and head downstairs.
8:18am - I am running late already. I realize I should have woken up when my mother woke me up. Once again, she knows my morning-self better than I do. I need to print off my proof of certification that I completed the online portion of my CPR/First Aid class. The printer is not working. I reboot it, and the printer turns on. I rush around, gathering my things, grab the printed paper, and head to the car.
8:27am - I enter the address of the place I'm going into my GPS. It's in a nearby town I haven't been to since middle school, when one of my friends lived there. My GPS has me arriving at 8:59, My class starts at 9:00. I begin to panic slightly, but I maintain composure to set off driving.
8:42am - I begin to enter unfamiliar territory. I begin to become more alert, listening ever so carefully to my GPS.
8:51am - "Just Give Me A Reason" comes on the radio. I resist the urge to Snapchat my friends Sarah and Schuyler, as this song holds deep and emotional significance to the three of us (that is to say, we just really really really really really really love the song). I come to this strange intersection and have to concentrate missing the most climactic part of the song, just at the end of the bridge. I sigh heavily, continuing to drive.
9:00am - I pull into the parking lot of the building I'm taking the class in. I park, and rush inside.
9:03am - The community center is a maze. I go to the woman at the front desk, who points me toward clearly labled signs detailing where to go. I mentally face-palm.
9:05am - I sit in the classroom and text my father I made it safely. I turn off my phone and loose all track of time. I perform various CPR tasks, then first aid-like procedures. All I have to show for it is a nice little card saying I'm certified, and the assurance that now my friends and family members are much safer with me around, since I could help them in an emergency situation.
11:43am - I make it to the car. My class ran late. I call home and get lunch orders, learning my little sister is just now waking up. I am jealous momentarily, but push the thought away as I drive off.
12:02pm - "Suit and Tie" comes on the radio. I immediately think of my friend Sarah, wishing she were here to impersonate JT.
12:15pm - I pull into the McDonalds drive through. I go to order only to discover they are out of all things ice cream After a few silent tears fall gently down my face, I gather the strength to order a cherry berry chiller instead of a chocolate shake. I hope my father won't be disappointed.
12:26pm - I arrive home like a victorious conqueror with the spoils of war, in this case, McDonalds. We all eat in fellowship.
1:10pm - My sister tries to steal one of my fries. I frown at her. She complains she hasn't had anything to eat. I sassily retort that this has been my first meal too. She pouts. I eat the fry.
1:13pm - I pull out my laptop to spend some time on it relaxing. My sister is sitting next to me on the couch, watching Doctor Who on Netflix. I am a proud nerdy sister.
3:47pm - Oh dear, where did the time go? I have lost some hours. Well, I'll watch one episode of Supernatural on Netflix then I'll start packing.
4:24pm - Aww man, this episode is one away from the season finale? Ok, one more episode... *yawn*
6:37pm - Wha... WHAT? I wake up. I had fallen asleep I know I should pack more... but I smell food cooking. Momma is almost done making it. I decide to eat and pack afterward.
7:10pm - In a moment of procrastination, I decide to blog about my day.
7:15pm - I finally get off the couch and decide to start gathering my things to pack.
8:00pm - I take a break to watch ANTM with my momma. It is an episode we recorded the end of. It is super important I see the end, so all packing must stop.
8:30pm - I begin packing again, rather reluctantly, but with a smoothie from my daddy to tide me over.
9:43pm - I take another break to shower, realizing a number of shower items are needed in order to complete the packing process.
9:45pm - I turn on the TV. Monsters Inc. is playing on ABC Family. I become distracted.
10:22pm - I realize I should probably get in the shower.
10:30pm - I exit the shower and begin fixing my hair.
10:53pm - I resume packing.
11:20pm - One suitcase is packed. One more suitcase is yet to be filled. I look around, slightly discouraged at all I have left to fit into one suitcase.
11:43pm - I loose all sense of reality. I have been packing for an eternity. The packing will never ever end.
11:58pm - I become pulled from my world of packing by Snapchat. I must respond to such important photographs.
12:02am - I realize it has become June 9th, 2013. It is officially the day of my first day of training for Deep Impact. I realize I still have much to pack. I sigh as I resume packing.
12:26am - The zipper on my final suitcase closes. I lean against it in relief and accomplishment.
12:27am - I go into the kitchen to find my mother backing up my laptop. I realize I never finished my blog post. I decide to wait for my computer to finish before going to bed.
12:42am - My computer finishes backing up. I take it, promising to go to bed soon. Church in the morning.
1:12am - I finish composing my blog post and glance at the time. I rub my eyes, quickly format the post, and hit "Publish". I browse a bit more online before finally heading upstairs to bed.
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