As I've sat down to write this post I have realized that I am
nearly at a loss for words and have no idea where to start.  When I looked at my support status this
afternoon I came close to peeing my pants when I saw that my balance was up to
$7,675. MY TRIP IS PAID FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I can't express to you
how unbelievably excited and thankful I am. My original goal was $8,000 but
after further research I found that the trip cost, $7,250, plus plane tickets
and insurance would cost no more than $7,750 (mainly because I found some
awesome deals on plane tickets! Woot!).

But right now I need to go to bed and get some sleep for an
awesome day of school tomorrow. I just wanted to let yall know so that you don't
send in any more money! <- never thought I'd say that haha! But soon you
will be getting a letter from me and an invitation to the going away party/open
house that I will be having in August!

Thank you so much.