Describe the narrator's emotions in the days and hours leading up to his trip to araby

In James Joyce's short story "Araby," the narrator is excited and hopeful in the days and hours leading up to his trip to Araby. He wants to pick out a gift for the young girl he has a crush on and believes his visit to the Araby will allow him to get her a gift that will impress her. His upcoming trip fills him with hope and sparks his imagination and allows him - temporarily - to imagine a life beyond his circumstances.