Packing Season

So I've got a couple days before I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again (always wanted to use that somewhere), and packing is the last thing on my mind. I'm in a position where I'm going to need to filter through my stuff, getting rid of the things I don't need and placing new stuff in; I did a little filtering before I came back to the States, but that was mostly paperwork and random bits and pieces. In terms of clothes, I tend to get stuff to last for a year; that's the way it's been every year I've been away in Australia; there hasn't been a need to buy clothes in Sydney, and considering clothes are pricey out there, I'm grateful for that (you have no idea how grateful I am for Old Navy and their $20 jeans I've been living off of for the past several years). Now that I think about it, that's been a small but consistent testimony of God's provision throughout my life; today, I don't have Old Navy jeans, and that's because of God's providing for my family so that we can be blessed a little more than we've been. My dad's told me stories of how back in Nicaragua having Levi's meant you were super awesome and rich or something like that, and how he always wanted to have them. While I've been home, I've acquired like 5 pairs of Levi's (most of them on sale too #balleronabudget), and... a few of them are slim fit. Now I want to express why this is a big deal for me; you might find this funny and little weird, but trust me, it's a progressive life thing. My entire life my mom has had a tendency to get me clothes that are a bit bigger than I would normally be comfortable in, because she figured I would "grow into them". Thing is, I've only ever had baggy jeans that I never fit into, and it wasn't until Australia that I realized this; after all, it is Sydney's fault that I heard of the concept of skinny jeans to begin with. Now, before you think, "Oh man, Steven's conforming to the ways of society!", I want to stress that these are SLIM fit, which means they're the middle ground between straight leg and skinny; it's very snug, but not to the point where it could potentially cut off circulation to my legs. Just writing this is making me laugh a little; all I know is I'll probably get some witty banter from my college friends when I wear them in public. Anyways, back to packing. Basically all I'm taking is my 2012 clothes and a couple other things, including my PS3. I'm excited for this year, I really am; I'm just not looking forward to SFO's security...