The Countdown is Over!

So i have a little bit of exciting news. Today, I had a day full of ups and downs. The downs included studying all day and then waiting in a 40 minute line only to take a really hard test that I think I did really badly on. The ups, on the other hand far out weigh the downs. I GOT MY MISSION CALL!
Here's the story: I turned my papers in 8 days ago and usually it takes 10 days to get your call, so I wasn't really expecting it this week. It didn't come yesterday, so I didn't want to get my hopes up for it to come today. When I walked up the driveway, I saw something big and white sticking out of the mailbox. When I lifted up the flap and saw that it had come from the office of the first presidency my hands started shaking and I nearly broke down into tears. I went inside & my roommates were all freaking out. We basically screamed for the next 5 min straight-- and I am now a little hoarse. The next hour was filled with making lots and lots of phone calls.
After lots of build up and crazy nerves and prayers in my mind and nearly exploding for an hour, everybody was there & we were ready (let's face it, I had been ready to open it from the second I saw it in the mailbox)
With cell phones in my face and everyone staring at me anxiously, I tore open the letter and pulled out the contents. I won't lie, I didn't wait to read up to the part that said where I was going, I definitely skimmed the letter and saw my assignment and was so shocked. Then I read through the opening. It said:
"Dear Sister Tutt, You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Italy Rome Mission."
I can't believe it. I can't believe just how right it feels, and how when I read it I was surprised, but at peace at the same time. It is just so perfect. I can't wait to be there and to experience every aspect of it-- the people, the place, the church there, the language. I know that it'll be the hardest thing of my life up to this point, but I know that I won't be alone. It's going to be amazing.