Saturday July 26, 2008 1:54pm

Dear Journal,
I am currently sitting on the plane on my way to Dallas/Fort Worth and then Guatemala. We just took off, an hour and a half later than we were originally supposed to. My parents couldn't drop me off at the airport because they are currently at the cabin, so Erik brought me, which was really good of him. He's such a good sport. I told him he could drop me off at the door and not have to park, but he said he wanted to come in and say goodbye. It will be hard to be away from him for this long (10 days) especially this soon after we started dating, but I'll get through, and ultimately I think this will be beneficial. I will miss him, but I am really looking forward to this trip. It's going to be a blast! I am looking forward to it, but it still doesn't feel like I'm actually going; it hasn't set in yet. Even though I'm on a plane, I just can't comprehend it yet. Well, there's not a whole lot else to say right now. More later.