Going Abroad?

I'm Lexi and I hope to go to Italy with AFS for the spring semester of my junior year.I've always loved Italy and am teaching myself Italian. One day in August I was bored so I started looking up foreign exchange programs and not really expecting an answer, I asked my mom if I could study abroad for a semester. I was so excited when she said yes! I submitted my complete application yesterday and now I'm just waiting. This is probably the worst part. It's only been 24 hours and I'm complaining. My other choices were France or Portugal, both of which are amazing and I would love to go there, but Italy is my top choice. I can't wait to find out if I'm going to Italy!