Like a.. roller coaster?

I. Love. Roller coasters. The whole idea of getting to a theme park nice and early and waiting in a long line for that one ride that you’ve heard is literally THE best ride in the park. Hearing stories of how fast and scary it is, just waiting in anticipation until you’re at the front of the line and are about to get on all while freaking out. You finally get on, are all buckled up, and as the ride starts to “tick-tick-tick-tick-tick” up an extremely steep hill you look side to side and think to yourself, “I'm literally about to die and these people next to me are the last people I’m ever going to see…o.m.g.,” but none of that comes out of your mouth because your just freaking out as you get closer and closer to the top, until finally your somewhat parallel to the ground again and you know the drop is about to come. Although you’re completely terrified you remember you chose to get on the ride in the first place because you heard how much fun and awesome it was and you couldn’t back out now obviously. Finally you drop over the side of the roller coaster and go through a million twists and turns for about 30 seconds, but when you get off the ride you have a sense of accomplishment that you actually did it and Lived!!! (: You get to go and get hugs from your friends while they all say, “I told you it was awesome!!!,” and you're so glad you rode it because if you hadn’t of, man, you would have regretted it.

You’re probably reading this and thinking, “Chloe… what does this have to do with anything? I understand how a roller coaster works… what?”  The reason I wrote about this is because it seemed like the perfect way to describe this move. My family has been waiting 365 days to move to Africa and were almost at the top of the roller coaster, holding on for dear life yet so unbelievable excited. The actual ride of the roller coaster is so much fun and that’s the “easier” part, but were not quite there yet. Of coarse there are going to be lots of ups, downs, twists, and turns, but its all part of the ride, right? It’s all part of the ride/journey that you chose to go on/take. This adventure that I’m about to go on is going to be one for the books, that’s for sure, but I've been waiting in anticipation for 358 days and I'm ready for the drop! This is going to be one of THE coolest experiences of my life and I seriously can not wait. Let go alreadyyyyyyy!!!

Only 16 days??

Wow. We're seriously moving in 16 days. Last time I posted or "blogged" (my first post) we were 137 days out, but now just 16. Its crazy how time flies.(I apologize that I haven't blogged in a while, but I didn't feel I had anything important to say.) 

Anyways, I guess I need to back track a little bit. First off, it is the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!! Summer is just around the corner (along with the move) and I gotta say, i'm pumped. Yes, i'm going to miss Milton High School and everyone in it, Cirque, etc., but everyone is ready for summer when it comes around. These next 2 weeks are going to be great. They're filled with celebration for Spencer's graduation/18th birthday and my sweet 16 with our friends and family. I'm so glad were gonna have a great coupe weeks because the move IS coming up. 

So last time I wrote I talked about how I felt about the move and My perspective, but over the past couple of months it has changed a little bit. Before I wasn't "excited" about moving, but now i'm proud to say I really am excited. First off, I have 3 little brothers and 2 little sisters I get to meet when I get there and I seriously can't wait. (: Im also really looking forward to my new school, Waterford, which i'll be attending starting June 6th. Its year around schooling (January-December) so i'll be jumping half way into 10th grade (other wise known at "form 4" there I believe). I get the months of April, August, & December off, so I guess thats cool. Oh, and Wednesdays are half days so thats awesome. I've started talking to some of the students that go there through Facebook and they seem really cool. 

Next, I'm excited for the 4 wheelers, our house, the water fall, getting PUPPIES, my pet ostrich, being able to play with the babies, playing guitar out on the patio, staying in a house instead of a hotel room for a whole summer, meeting new people etc etc etc. It's gonna be amazing. I've kind of readjusted to this whole move. Going all in and not against it (not that I was against it before) is making it just seem so much better and is making everyone at peace with it. 

We moved here to Atlanta Georgia 5 1/2 years ago and i've made so many great memories & incredible friends that I hope to stay friends with for a long time, but i'm ready for a change. Moving WITH my parents isn't too "hard" because I don't necessarily have a choice, but if I were in their position of having a choice, I gotta say it would haveI been a whole lot harder. I'm so proud of them for actually stepping up and following what God has asked them to do with their lives because if they hadn't of been obedient little Joshua and the gang might not of been alive today, many people's lives wouldn't have been changed, and I wouldn't have been the person I am today. I hope that one day i'll shine even a flicker of the light they do every day, and that I have the strength and courage to do what God asks of me. 

Even though at this moment everything is going pretty well, I know it's going to get harder so prayers would be awesome. I am so ready to move. 16 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!