Sunday, July 23, 2006

24 days and counting

Well... I have less than a month to go and I couldn't be more excited about going to school. This summer has been different than I expected for a lot of reasons, but it's been a good one none the less, and certainly full of learning opportunities. Mentally, emotionally and spiritually I feel ready to get on that plane tomorrow, but I'm thankful for the extra time because I am no where near ready physically. The downside of having two rooms is that I have, over the last ten years, collected an amazing amount of crap, and always found a place to store it. I'm moving into an 11x13 box that I get to share with someone else, and there certainly isn't enough room for a lot of crap. So, I've been spending the last week, and will continue to spend the next two weeks sorting through it all, finding a gold mine of "lost" items, and deciding what will and will not make the 2000 mile trek with me. I've pretty much decided that any sweatshirt or "winter clothing" item that I own will come, because I'm going to freeze my bum off and will need as many layers as I can find. That also led to me buying a new down comforter, that I absolutely love. It's black, and very, very soft. Why black? Well, I've decided that my "colors" for this year will be black and bright torquoise (much like the colors of my prom dress). I have all sorts of ideas on how I will decorate my new home, but I have to worry about emptying the old ones before I start with the fun stuff. My roommate's name is Sam, and she lives in Valpo. She works at the local Wal*Mart and is pretty much the epitome of what we college kids refer to as "townies." From what I can tell, she is a very nice girl, but all I really know about her is that she has a long term boyfriend who will also be attending Valpo. I figure I'll end up with either no roommate, or two. We'll have to see how that works. I'm in the same dorm Lizzy was in her freshman year- in fact right next door. I got my schedule for my classes and I can tell you right now I already love college life and I haven't been on campus in two years. I still need to find one more class because one of the ones I signed up for was full, but as of right now I spend a grand total of 7.5 hours weekly in the classroom. It averages out to about 2 hours a day. When I've spent the last twelve years of my life in school for six hours a day.. I am very excited to see that number go down. Plus, my earliest class is at 9:45, so I get to sleep in as well.

I anticipate the next three and a half weeks to be very busy between packing and saying goodbye, but mom and I have scheduled our annual "A's-Mariners" game and I'll be a leader at Junior High camp for church again this summer. Needless to say I am very excited about what the future holds for me and I can't wait to get there. Right now, I'm just trying to enjoy the last few weeks in the place I've grown up.

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