downsizing

so i'm taking a break from my sunday of going through my stuff and getting rid of it. i've got tons of clothes and so i'm going through and donating a lot of them to goodwill and then i'll go through everything else and get rid of it too! so exciting! i have some friends who want some of my stuff, and my sister needs my furniture for her apartment next year. so it's nice to give it to someone i know and let them use it. i'm going to be moving into a one room dorm room next year and so i need to be pretty thoughtful about what i take with me. it's pretty invigorating, really reinforces the newness of what i'll be doing, the fact that i'm starting a new chapter of my life. it's a little scary, i don't know anyone, i don't know the city, it's going to be freaking hard, i need to find a part time job. but at the same time i'm so excited. i think my studies will bring me another level of understanding in regards to my relationship with god. i know hebrew and greek will be incredibly challenging, but so rewarding to be able to read the bible in the original language. i'm so excited to check out a new city, to learn its fun ins and outs, to find cool places to hang out, neat things to take pictures of, great bars and brewery's, new local bands to listen to. i've been here in state college for 3 years and it's all so familiar, so comfortable. i think it's a good thing i was here when i was. i don't know if i could have dealt with the past year if i hadn't been here, in my home, in my community, literally surrounded by so many people who love me and support me. i know that i always have that support from my friends who don't live here, but to have so many concentrated in one place, able to give me a hug or make me dinner or stand and pray, i know that nourished me through this. but i'm ready to go. i'm feeling stagnant and impatient. i want to figure out a new place, i want to explore, i want to see how i like a new city and prove to myself that i can go and move and start new. in so many ways i know my life will be completely different than it is now. i'm going to miss so many things, so many people, but it's good. just like tom petty says
" Time to move on, time to get going
What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing
But under my feet, baby, grass is growing
It's time to move on, it's time to get going"