Tomorrow morning, Mom and I hop in my car and begin our 1,200-mile trip to Waco, TX. So this is my last day here at home. Unfortunately, I have to spend it packing everything I own into the back of my mid-size SUV. What a bummer!

I'm not totally bummed, though. At the end of our journey, I get to move into my new loft apartment! Up to this point, I've only seen it through some photos. I'm very excited to finally get to live and play in the apartment I've been paying for the last two months.

On top of that, I get to see all my Baylor friends again! Three months was too long a time to be separated from so many great new friends. We'll make up for the time apart, though--sophomore year is going to be a blast!

But now I'm bummed again. I have to leave behind the greatest family ever. (For my "slower" readers: that's my family.) I had a wonderful summer. My mom, my dad, my brother, and my gramma made it wonderful. Oh, and my dog and my cat, also! I will dearly miss the wonderful meals, the wild card games, and all those jokes that only we Cochrans understand. Let's do it again next summer.

Hey, Nick: at 3AM when you're still packing, you're gonna wish you hadn't spent so long writing this!

Oh well, I better get to work. Good thing the Braveheart soundtrack also makes packing easier! See you in Texas.