I FOUND THE FORKS!!!

During the past couple weeks I've done some major shopping, and I'm feeling so much better. I've found a couple forks so I wont be eating with my hands, and I even have a pot for cooking ramen noodles! I think I'll survive now! Part of my panic has come from the fact that I am leaving on August 4 to go on a trip and I'll come home on August 19. School starts one week later, and I will have barely enough time to work up the courage for goodbyes and pack all my junk into a thimble. So I have to be completely ready to go before I leave. That's about one month. The only essentials that I am missing are sheets and towels. The rest I am sick of worrying about and will figure out once the 6 of us pool everything together. :) So I'm feeling better.

But are you ever completely ready? Ready to let go of everything and start something all by yourself? I could be further away, and I could know absolutely no one. But I'm still 2 1/2 hours away and I know virtually no one. That's lame. But my roomates sound amazing, and I have maybe 3 friends going. I hope and pray that I am outgoing enough to make new friends and make it fun. I'm such a worry wart.

Utah State University

PACKING LIST:
Family Photo. Check.
Email addresses. Check.
Going Away Party. In progress...
Cell phone. Check.
Computer. Check.
Fork. Somewhere...
Cup. Next to the fork...
Really Comfy Pillow. Check.
Tissues. Check.
Free Calls Home. Check.
Everything Else. MIA

Does everyone have this problem? I feel completely and utterly unprepared and underqualified to live all by myself. I have a computer, a rice cooker, and pretty much nothing else. I'll get signed up for classes ok, I'm starting to know my roomates, but I don't have any supplies for living, and I don't have any money. Does this happen to everyone? And lucky me, I am 2 1/2 hours away from family and free laundry. I'm feeling a little scared.