I hope you have a pleasant drive, and a fabulous time once you get there. Leaving friends is really difficult, but starting new things is great, and I hope everything works out really well. My one piece of advice: figure out a few activities or places that you'll miss, and try to find a few things to fill those, whether it's finding a coffeeshop you feel comfortable reading a book in or a group of people to game with. (And one of my friends from Minnesota reminded me of the high your-age population because of the Mayo clinic...)

*hugs* We're already planning a visit in August of 2004. Coincides with the BiCon in Minneapolis.