Move-in Day

oday, Sunday August 16, 2015 I moved in to college. Allow me to type that again, I moved into college. That voice in your head as you type, makes it sound so weird. I never thought it'd happen, not out of fear I wouldn't make it to college, but that the day would actually come. Beginning this past Friday night I started saying my goodbyes, see ya laters, whatever floats your boat. It was tough and I couldn't figure out why, this isn't a forever goodbye, it really is, just "see ya later." Once I contemplated this question I came to the conclusion that, I'm leaving everything that I'm familiar with. EVERYTHING. 18 years of friends, family, my room, my dog, food, street signs, people, grocery stores. 18 years of life now just an image in my mind. I'm not one to lie, they were each very difficult in their own ways, and I was very emotional with them all. Some people need tissues, I was crying and snotting though them all, eventually my shirt transformed into one ginormous handkerchief. Once the goodbyes and final advice were complete it was time to get some rest. Through tears and deep breaths I fell asleep. This morning, Sunday, we woke up at 6:30 am, with the intentions of leaving at 7 am, you know the rest. We left around 7:35am which really wasn't that bad, had a three hour drive up, and unloaded the cars. We basically got to my dorm, pulled the cars onto the curb and began setting stuff on the grass. As this was happening I went to check in and get my room key. Once that was taken care of, my workout for the day began! I started lugging boxes of laundry detergent, sheets, clothes, memories, and more up five flights of stairs, yes five. I can't wait for the upcoming weeks, if I miss working out in the rec center, I really won't be missing much. It took about thirty minutes and I had all of stuff in my room. Unpacking went well. All of my clothes fit in my closet, I'm debating if that's good or bad, because lots of others have that, and bins of more. They say minimal packing is best though! Eventually the bins emptied out and got put under my bed. My mom made my bed, which was awesome (that's a shoutout to you!!) Thank you!! Next we went to the school book store and got a whopping $500 worth of books (and I still need three more), so long to any 'extras' here. After that my mom and sister walked my Monday class buildings with me. I'd say I lucked out because all of my buildings are very close together on one part of campus. Once we did that my mom refilled my car's gas (another huge thank you) and we said our goodbyes. That was defiantly tough but a few minutes later I was just fine. I went back to my room and finished unpacking a little bit more, rested, and then we met our floor at 5pm (CAs). They played out ground rules and answered questions. At 5:45 we went to dinner. Another 'luck out' because we have a dinning hall in our dorm! I ate with my roommate and suite mate, who are all very sweet! It's nice to have someone and they are all wonderful!! After dinner we had some more time to walk around campus and met up with another group of girls who were nice too! I can't tell if everyone here is nice, or we're all in the same boat and need help, or both. I'm sure a little of both, and I'd like to believe most of us have left petty high school drama behind. Later in the evening we had a comedian/ motivational speaker come in. I really enjoyed it. He brought up a lot of relevant topics, and told us a little bit more about what could be coming. He shared that we have to learn to live our own live, write our own stories, and not copy others. He also brought up that good life choices doesn't always promise a good life (ex; cancer). I loved it and it helped settle more nerves that I had. After the speaker I headed back to my dorm and began writing. I am very excited for this journey and can't wait to write it all out. Some fears as of now (not even 24 hours in) are meeting a close group of friends, or even one, and getting to classes and being successful. After all college isn't free, and it takes time, effort, and dedication to do well. Right now I am promising myself that I will do MY best, and get help when I need it, in order to succeed. With many nerves and good feelings about tomorrow, goodnight.