First day of life as a college student. It's a bit lonely for me right now because both of my roommates are gone right now. Brittany's moved in but she left yesterday to go to a retreat with Erin. Erin moves in on Thursday. I'm almost completely settled into my room but I know I'm going to have to rearrange a little when we are all moved in for good. Can't wait to meet Erin.
I've been creating lists of things that I'd like or kinda need for my room here. One list is of things I'd like sent to me from home and the other is things I need to go to Walmart or Target to buy.
Move in yesterday went really well. Dad and Logan came up with me to help unload and such. Grandpa Bird brought down my loft bed that he built and put it together for me. I totally love it. Brittany's already commented on how cute it is. :) Dad stayed till a little after lunch, which we had in the dining center connected to my dorm. It was hard to see him go, but I was glad the Logan stayed a little longer.
Logan and I stayed in my room till about 3pm, he playing on GarageBand unless I had something for him to do and me unpacking and arranging till everything was done. Then we made a Walmart run and he got me a set of small crates to hold my coffee and tea supplies, a small folding TV tray table to hold my coffee pot and such, and a folding step stool to help me reach the top of my closet. All of those things are really nice to have because they make my closet and coffee more accessible and convenient.
We had Pizza Hut for dinner, which I was excited about because it's my favorite. The sit-down Pizza Hut was still closed down because of all the flooding that's happened in Ames, but we found a small takeout one a few blocks away that was still open so Logan and I took it back to my room and watched a movie while we ate. My first pizza and a movie in my dorm room. Lol.
Logan left a short time after that. The parting was very hard for me because I had already moved from my house, said goodbye to my mom and sister, watched my dad leave, and I was in a completely new place where I knew pretty much no one yet except my roommates who were gone. I ended up texting Paula which helped me a lot and I'm doing a ton better now. It's not so bad anymore, but actually kind of nice to have my own place and my own life. The freedom is nice and, yes, I don't know how to handle it. For example: should I walk around campus, or take care of a few things in my dorm? Could those things wait even? Managing my time will be a little hard. Once classes start I think it'll be easier because I'll have a schedule to base most of my day on.
I'm very excited to start this blog. I thought it'd be a good idea so everyone who wants to know how things are going can just come here and see what's up with my college life. Plus Mom and Dad can be informed without seeming like needy, hovering parents. Lol.
Seeing as this is the very begining of my life as a college student, I might be posting more that one post a day. I need to get all of the craziness out of my system and written down. I think this blog will help me too.
Signing off for now! See you later!
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