fasterlaster,
Reading 'Farrell's' post brought back to me the feelings of my first solo in an instant!
I remember the instructor telling me (just before he climbed out) 'remember Andy - you have 3 hours of gas on board, if you don't like the look of your first approach just go around until you do'. With that, he got out and walked away.
I remember how quickly the aircraft seemed to climb when I was sitting alone. If it's any help, I talked out aloud to myself during the full circuit, as if describing what I was doing to an invisble FI. As it turned out, I only did the one circuit and returned to earth safe and sound.
That was a long time ago now but I do admit that the little pang of apprehension I felt before each solo flight never really went away - it only diminished little by little with time. I'm sure that if I flew much more frequently then it might even vanish altogether!
PD