Okay... maybe not so much a Jet Plane as it would be a Boeing 787. My round-trip ticket has been purchased. Some of you know - some are just finding out - but for the last 5 months I have been trying to plan my next adventure. As much as I hated school when I was in it, I will be going back. I am planning on getting my Masters (yay!). I had applied to Chapman and thought that would be my best bet: close to home, save money. But doors opened to another option. A friend of mine went to Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia for her undergrad degree and had urged me to look into it for the end of my undergrad work as well while I was still at Vanguard. Four years later I read the email and thought "Hey, let's see if they have a Graduate Program". Lo and behold they did. So I pursued it. I applied thinking "Why not?". Classes started in July for the program that I was going for and I applied at the very end of December, so I really didn't think it would happen. In February I received an offer of acceptance from the school. There were so many steps in order to ready myself for a start in July, so right away I gave it to God and told Him that if He didn't want me to go then shut the doors. Well, my Financial Aid was confirmed, which was the first step. I then accepted the offer from the school. From there I had to apply for my Passport, receive my Passport, receive Confirmation of Enrollment from the school, apply for a Visa, schedule a doctor's appointment for a physical and chest X-ray, get those sent out, have the goverment approve of my health and approve my visa, apply for on-campus housing and buy a plane ticket - all within 4 months  . Everything was taken care of, and went smoother than I could have ever imagined. So I think God gave me the go-ahead. Just today my checking account was stripped of the funds for my plane ticket. Which means I'm going. No turning back. Last week Monday I gave Matchframe Video notice that I will no longer be working for them as of June 7th. My heart jumped for joy and I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Part of me is sad. There are a few people here that I have become really good friends with. But I get to leave Matchframe!!!!!!  I've got a few things planned for the month of June. I'll definitely be hanging out with the fam and Bryan - but mostly going to Disneyland as much as I can. Come July 5th I'll be on a plane to Brisbane, Australia where I will be spending the next year and a half of my life (with the exception of December 2007 - when my very first niece or nephew will be born!!). I'M FINALLY GOING!!!!! | 
