SO I lied! One more post before I leave the U.S. I am freaking out...In a good way. I am actually going to be leaving for China in 10 hours and I will actually be in china in 34!!!! Yeah, you did the math right. I will be traveling almost 24 hours and about 20 of those I will actually be in the air.

Though I am super pumped, I am going to miss home (both Dallas and Aggieland). I am going to miss my cute mommy and my cute daddy. My parents are so awesome. The only reason I could ever have enough courage to go on a trip like this is because of them. I am going to miss my sweet and beautiful sister. If you haven't seen her in a while, you should. She is all grown up and it makes me sad/glad.

I will definitely miss my best friend Karlee who was amazing enough to get me two books and two cards for my trip!!!! SMARTY PANTS! Yenny, Katie, I will be back in Dallas soon and we can hang out more! Rach, I am going to bring back a traditional Chinese wedding gown so you can end that search!

I already miss my friends from school, Emily "Antonio" Klumpp, Chase "let's do something fabulous" Hutchison, Kali "that is sooo annoying"Rowe, Jemeela "it's not right but it's ok" Ingram, Will "cuzz" Binford (tell Anne and Willcub I said hey), Big John "pirate hooker" Walker, Natalie "you know the phrase I want to write here" Dodd! I really miss my roommates already: Amy "Hancock" Hallock, Traci "princess" Wesphal, Courtney "Jacket Watcher" Jordan.

I am also going to miss my family: My "sweet angel" Mimi, my "party hardy" Ponka and Gracie, and my "means wel"l Mammaw. Of course I can't forget my aunt Kim, uncle David, cousin Zack and Alex. They drove all the way from Allen to send me off and I love em!

Half of my friends are already out of the country. J-deezy, Lubbock is basically out of country as far as I am concerned. Tay, you are basically in your own universe most of the time! Mun (who is not only one of my best friends but also a registered nurse now!), Sarah, Becca....miss you child! And then of course the entire Carlisle family will be missed. Danielle, Marybeth, Dave, and Fred Vega(who I don't see enough). I will miss all of you!!!

Also, I am happy to hear from Aunt Ann and "fake mimi" Barbara. Your words of encouragement are so helpful and I wish we could talk more often! And Pammer Jammer, I will bring you back something pretty! Steph, I am so thankful for all of your help and I am so calling you at three in the morning if I get lost in Guangzhou.

So, I'm done with my Oscar acceptance speech and it is off to Houston for my last night in the states for a while. Just incase you miss me I posted some wonderful self portraits! If you need to call me for any reason, here is my international number that only costs me 20 cents a mintute to recieve calls: 011 86 13004 198 053

Missing you all,

Lindsay