The time is finally here.

On Saturday, March 2, 2019, I will be taking my first big trip alone. I'm spending my first "big girl" spring break in New York with my boyfriend and his mom. I've never been on an airplane alone, and I haven't been on an airplane since I was two years old. This trip is going to be a big deal to me for multiple reasons, and I'm hoping that my anxiety decides to behave itself long enough for me to get from point A to point B without panicking.

Now, there have been multiple things that I've been doing in order to prepare myself for this trip. First of all, I had to get prescribed Prozac so that I could get my anxiety in check. I was recently diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), so having the Prozac in my system should help me be able to get away with not having any issues to worry about on this adventure.

I've also never had to pack for a trip like this before, so I had to buy a carry-on sized luggage bag so that I could pack all of my belongings safely. I also purchased a few luggage cubes, following my teal/mint color scheme that I've been completely addicted to this year. I've already started to pack my clothes and items into these luggage cubes, even though I still have five days to get everything figured out. I'm struggling to fit pieces together that will easily mix and match so that I have enough clothes without going overboard, so this should be fun.

Of course, packing for any kind of large trip is a trial-and-error type ordeal since you don't know what the weather will really be like ahead of time. In order to be really prepared, you have to pack items that would do alright in multiple types of weather so that you don't pack too much but you still pack enough things that won't freeze you or overheat you.

So far, I know that my flight is an early morning flight (6:30 am...yay...), so I probably won't be getting any rest on March first this year. However, my boyfriend is going to be picking me up from the airport on the second...so at least there's that!

I'm hoping that everything goes over well, as this is the first time we're going to be meeting each other. We've been together for six months now, and hopefully, us meeting in person doesn't change how things are right now.

So far, things have been extremely hectic. I've been trying to get over my fear of flying and throughout everything else going on, I'm trying to make sure that my anxiety doesn't make it so I can't travel. When it comes down to it, it's really only a 30-minute plane ride to Chicago, then another 90-minute plane ride to New York.