I echo the congratulations of the rest of the board. It truly is a great step to take in one's life.
"Don't freak out" was probably over the top, but I have certainly known people who've gone once and not gone back because they got "freaked out." It's just kind of one of those things that at least for me, made more sense the more I went and I got increasingly comfortable with the whole ceremony and process as time passed.
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